The Hunga Tonga eruption may have triggered a surprising chemical reaction that destroyed some of the methane released into ...

The central government has increased personnel and strengthened monitoring but is still struggling to predict eruptions among ...

More than 170,000 airline passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.

An expert advises Jakarta to take steps such as announcing evacuation routes and releasing maps following a pre-eruption ...

On September 16, 2026, the government's Volcanic Research Committee released an "evaluation of the current status of Mount Tokachi", mentioning the possibility, albeit conditional, of a magmatic ...

Large raindrops began falling like sleet on the evening of May 29 near the Kagoshima prefectural office, creating thick, dark streaks on a white rental car parked nearby. This type of rain is called ...

Krakatau's 1883 eruption unleashed an estimated 310-decibel blast that was heard thousands of kilometers away.

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed. The eruption started on June 12, and three days later it ...

Volcanoes have always held an incredible power capable of shaping the course of human history. Around 1,600 B.C.E., an explosion on the Greek island of Santorini likely wiped out Europe’s first ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...

A volcano erupts and everything nearby disappears under rock, lava, and ash. So here’s the obvious question that occurs to ...

While earthquakes can strike unexpectedly at any time, eruptions are often preceded by signs of unrest. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists closely monitor active volcanoes in Hawaiʻi ...