In the 1780s, the volcano rumbled to life with such force that it sent high-speed avalanches of hot rock, gas and ash down its slopes. Those flows quickly melted the snow and ice and mixed with the ...

A little–known Ethiopian volcano has erupted for the first time in at least 12,000 years – sparking fears that 'hidden' volcanoes are being missed. Professor Mike Cassidy, a volcanologist at the ...

A map of bathymetry—or underwater topography—of Axial Seamount, an active volcano some 300 miles off the coast of Oregon. NOAA Oregon’s most active underwater volcano could erupt this year, according ...

The Icelandic Meteorological Office reports that a fissure eruption has occurred at the near the site of the Bárðarbunga volcano, meaning magma has cracked the surface. Earlier this week the volcano ...