The eruption is still in progress in La Palma. The wall of incandescent lava is 6-meter-high on average and travels at a speed of 700 meters per hour, destroying everything, from homes to electrical and...
Mexico’s National Center for Prevention of Disasters reported volcanic tremors with emissions of gas, water vapor, and ash reaching heights of 2,000 meters from the active Popocatepetl volcano on September 11. The center said 753 minutes of low-amplitude tremor were detected, as...
SCIENTISTS studying an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia have found that such volcanoes remain active and hazardous for thousands of years after erupting, challenging a long-held theory. The likes of Yellowstone volcano have long left the public worrying that...
Another glacial outburst flood (jökulhlaup) is in progress at the Vatnajökull ice cap since September 5, 2021. Yesterday's flood started at the Eastern Skaftárketill cauldron and follows another flood from the Western Skaftárketill which began on September 1. This will...
KILAUEA, Hawaii's infamous volcano, is showing signs of activity, with a swarm of more than 140 earthquakes triggering concerns that it could be stirring into life once more, three years after months of eruptions resulted...
Europe’s tallest active volcano, Italy’s Mount Etna, put on a spectacular display during an eruption in the early hours of the morning on Monday. Etna has been lighting up the night sky regularly with explosions, lava...
THE PROSPECT of a supervolcanic eruption may be terrifying but Cambridge researchers believe smaller volcanoes pose a much more pressing threat to global safety - and they have identified seven "pinch points". Everyone has heard of...
SUPERVOLCANO eruptions are virtually impossible to predict and that could have devastating consequences for the globe. Scientists have, therefore, called today for more research and monitoring of these volcanic systems to better understand their warning...
YELLOWSTONE volcano and the surrounding areas were rocked by more than 400 earthquakes last month - a figure the US Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed is above the monthly average. The Yellowstone volcano caldera stretches across a 43...
The USGS has posted a Yellow code and an Advisory alert for six volcanoes they’re tracking across the country; USGS says these volcanoes are “exhibiting signs of elevated unrest above known background level.”  The six...