Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these ...

A recent study reveals that the Poás volcano has changed its eruption pattern, redefining the global ash-related risk map.

One of the most explosive volcanoes in U.S. history began its eruption with a trickle, not a blast. Mount St. Helens' gas-laden magma oozed into the cone before the mountain finally erupted in 1980.

A remote volcano in Russia’s far east has roared back to life in spectacular fashion, unleashing two violent explosions within a single day and sending ash high into the atmosphere. The twin blasts, ...

A new detection method called “Jerk” could dramatically improve how scientists forecast volcanic eruptions. By using a single ...

Suggested Citation: "3 Forecasting Eruptions." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest ...

A series of lava fountains building -a cone perched on the crater rim … sounds like the ongoing eruption in Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kilauea, but this description could also fit the Kilauea Iki ...

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted on Tuesday morning, spitting out football-sized particles into the air. Fallout of the particles were reported at overlooks in the Hawai'i Volcanoes National park ...

Last week’s “Volcano Watch” article reviewed the lava fountaining eruption of Kilauea Iki in 1959. This week, we’ll continue looking back in time at the next episodic lava fountaining eruption in ...

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia's Afar Region, erupted for the first time in recorded history. Scientists think the last time this volcano blew was somewhere between ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano eruption sent lava 1,000 feet into the air and forced officials to close parts of the national park.

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...