Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Researchers from the University of Oregon found a new type of volcanic eruption after studying a series of ...

A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition of magma could drive ...

The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Volcano in Tonga continues to break records. According to a new study, the eruption created a “supercharged” thunderstorm that produced the most intense ...

Volcanic lightning is a striking and multifaceted phenomenon that occurs during explosive eruptions, when vigorous interactions between fragmented ash particles, volcanic gases and environmental ...

According to a news release shared by the USGS on their social media channels, an eruption has commenced within Kaluapele— the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous and now best-monitored volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only volcano in the range. From southern British Columbia ...

Mount Etna’s craters continue to smoulder two days after its largest eruption in four years sent tourists fleeing from a vast column of gas and ash on Monday. Tourists have returned to the slopes of ...

On Dec. 23, 2024, a unique eruption began in Kilauea’s Halema‘ma‘u crater, with a style of activity not seen for nearly 40 years. The eruption, characterized by high lava-fountaining episodes, has ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Researchers from the University of Oregon found a new type of volcanic eruption after studying a series of devastating explosions from Hawai’i’s Kīlauea volcano in 2018. While ...