Volcanoes are often framed as spectacular local disasters, but a growing body of research argues that the most dangerous ...

Scientists monitor hundreds of active volcanoes worldwide, but a select few stand out as especially dangerous due to their size, location, eruption ...

A scientist warns that the world is ill-prepared for a potential large-scale disaster, triggered by an unmonitored active ...

The Ethiopian volcanic eruption is a warning that another similar event, or even a bigger one, is right around the corner.

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the big-name volcanoes like Yellowstone and Mount Etna in Sicily that pose the greatest ...

HONOLULU (AP) — The on-and-off eruption that’s been dazzling residents and visitors on Hawaii’s Big Island for nearly a year ...

Scientists have again documented sharks swimming inside the active crater of Kavachi Volcano in the Western Province, a ...

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than ...

The highest active volcano in Europe, Mount Etna (pictured above) is a magnificent landmark on the Italian island of Sicily.

Hayli Gubbi, which rises to 500 metres (1,640 feet), is the southernmost volcano of the Erta Ale Range, a chain of low-lying shield volcanoes in the Afar region. It has had no known eruptions for ...