For communities living in the shadow of a volcano, early warning systems are a lifeline—but mistrust in these warnings can ...

Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate that is larger and more widespread than previously ...

Researchers diving in a submersible in the eastern Pacific realized that the landscape they had studied the day before had ...

An underwater volcano in Tonga dramatically changed the global climate by releasing massive steam, not just sulfur.

For a pilot, the first signs of flying into an ash cloud can include sudden darkness, fluctuating airspeed, and landing ...

A future eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano or similar mega-volcano could bury large parts of the U.S. in ash, disrupt ...

Halting all incoming and departing flights at these airports could have a ripple effect across the country ... dangerous to fly a plane while a volcanic eruption is occurring nearby.

This offers a new way to protect local communities from the devastating impacts of a volcanic eruption. “We expect to see these effects at other volcanoes across the globe, not just at Ontake ...

A MASSIVE Alaskan volcano is on the brink of erupting — and terrified experts ... to shut down — sparking a ripple effect across global air travel. “Mount Spurr has the potential to snare ...

“So the volcano is formed by these really ... eager to learn more about the factors influencing eruptions, including the role of tidal effects and gravitational forces. As UW scientists await ...

The eruption would also produce destructive mudslides and avalanches of volcanic debris racing down ... at these airports could have a ripple effect across the country, resulting in widespread ...