When massive volcanic eruptions occur, they inject millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, where it forms sulfate aerosols that scatter incoming solar radiation and result in global ...

Kilauea volcano put on another spectacular show Friday night with lava fountaining in Halemaumau crater reaching new heights for the latest eruption, which began nearly 10 months ago. Scientists with ...

This year, the Earth’s core put on a show unlike any other, with volcanic eruptions that dazzled observers from every continent. Some of these eruptions were so breathtaking they left viewers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of the United States, images of sprawling cities and vast landscapes might come to mind, but not the hidden and ...

Lava shooting as high as 800 feet turned Kilauea’s summit into a roaring furnace earlier this week, a reminder that one of the world’s most closely watched volcanoes is still very much alive. The ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

After more than four centuries of lying dormant, the Krasheninnikova volcano erupted in August, sending clouds of ash to the skies. Since then, volcanic plumes have continued to emerge from the site, ...

Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia has been dormant for all of recorded history. A long-dormant volcano has just erupted for the first time in recorded history. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia's ...

When you think of the United States, images of sprawling cities and vast landscapes might come to mind, but not the hidden and ever-present geological threat: volcanoes. While you might associate ...