The rupture of Ecuador's SOTE crude pipeline earlier this month spilled over 25,000 barrels of oil, the country's national disaster management agency said in a statement, affecting three rivers, ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.

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Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning ...

An international court published its ruling this month that the Ecuadorian government was responsible for a long list of ...

March 20 is International Happiness Day — a day that the United Nations had dedicated to the celebration of joy. We asked ...

Fragile highland ecosystems showed low resilience to fire, which renders them more vulnerable to long-term degradation.

A massive oil spill in Ecuador, in the northwestern Esmeraldas province, has covered multiple rivers and a key wildlife ...

An oil spill in northwestern Ecuador has turned a river black, prompting authorities to declare an environmental emergency ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains ...

HONOLULU (AP) — An erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high on Tuesday. Fountains reached heights of 400 feet to 500 feet in the ...

The cement on the white streets no longer shakes, the sea has calmed down and the pearl of the Cyclades, as this legendary island born from the collapse of a volcano has been nicknamed ...