Photo of volcano eruption at Mount Redoubt in Alaska in 2009 Credits: Game McGimsey, USGS Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth’s surface temperature is ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Iceland became the focus of many this past week as one of its many volcanoes erupted. Photos and videos mesmerize as they show fountains of lava spewing from the ground and thick plumes of smoke ...

Simon Carn, a world authority on satellite-powered analysis of global volcanic activity, is the winner of the 2024 Michigan Technological University Research Award. Carn has scaled many mountains ...

A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes pose the greatest threat.

The 2009 eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano, Kuril Islands, viewed from the International Space Station. A new study says that a similar eruption was behind a cooling event with worldwide effects 200 ...

A crater glow, locally known as “banaag,” was observed at the summit of Mayon Volcano on Wednesday evening, according to PHIVOLCS. In an advisory, PHIVOLCS said that the crater glow was spotted ...

Kurt Spicer wades into the north fork of the Toutle River, cups his hand and plunges it to the bottom of the fast-moving stream. He holds his open palm there a few seconds, squeezes it closed, raises ...

However, new evidence suggests an extraordinary natural event may have indirectly played a significant role in this collapse: ...

The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).