Few Know of the Most Destructive Volcano in Italy Typically, volcanoes spill tons of methane during an eruption. The Permian-Triassic extinction, for example—which decimated most life on Earth—was likely the result of elevated levels of sulfur dioxide,

A red glow now visible at the summit of Kanlaon volcano on Negros Island has put Philippine authorities on high alert, with the country’s volcanology agency warning that a magmatic eruption could follow within days and push the threat level into territory that would force tens of thousands of people from their homes.

Police say the hikers ignored a climbing ban imposed after recent eruptions

Discover how satellite data from the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai suggests an unusual chemical reaction rapidly broke down methane high in the atmosphere. Although volcanic eruptions are not a major driver of modern climate change, the ...

Rescuers on Saturday recovered the body of an Indonesian woman caught in a volcanic eruption at Mt. Dukono on the island of Halmahera a day earlier, as search operations continued for other victims.

Is a massive volcanic eruption about to wipe central Oregon off the map? If you spend much time on social media, you might have seen some popular videos claiming that’s exactly what’s about to happen.

The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai eruption of 2022 involved a self-cleaning mechanism scientists hadn't seen before, considerably reducing the anticipated long-term atmospheric consequences. The chemistry involved could provide a solution to the challenges of measuring how effective we are at mitigating methane emissions.

Those scientists saved countless lives, but their forecast was more of an educated guess than it might have appeared. It was nothing like a weather forecast; they couldn’t say that on June 12, an explosive eruption was going to occur with anything resembling certainty,