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Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 18 kilometers ...
In his latest video dispatch, Ben Ayers discusses the big storylines that shaped the spring climbing season on the world’s ...
What made Mount Etna’s latest eruption so rare The defining event of Monday’s eruption wasn't visible from a distance.
Around 2 billion years ago, an asteroid the size of Mount Everest, or possibly even larger, struck Earth with catastrophic consequences. The Free Devort Impact in South Africa marks the largest ...
Mount Spurr erupted once in 1953 and three times in 1992, according to the observatory. Both years saw eruptions at the Crater Peak vent, located two miles south of the volcano’s summit.
Several videos circulating online show people running as smoke from the side of Mount Etna filled the air on June 2.
It appears Mount Everest hasn’t reached peak growth. A surprising new report has found that the world’s highest summit is growing more and more each year due to an ancient phenomenon from ...
An Eruption at Mount Etna Sends Hikers Scrambling for Cover Videos circulating on social media showed visitors rushing to descend the mountain as volcanic plumes rose overhead.
Alaska volcano researchers say seismic activity around Mount Spurr has continued to decline over the last month, but the closest active volcano to the state’s population centers could still erupt.
In his latest video dispatch, our Mount Everest reporter discusses the differences between climbing the world’s highest peak ...
Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna on Sicily, is erupting again, sending tourists running away from a huge plume of ash and smoke in the air and lava flowing down its slope.
Lumajang, Indonesia — Rescuers evacuated more people Monday from nearby villages after the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru, with officials warning of danger from cooling lava despite less ...