Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active since 1994, spewing plumes of smoke, gas and ash more or less daily. The ...

When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing. Such a collapse ...

For much of 2025, an underwater volcano off the Oregon coast was treated as a geological ticking clock, with forecasts suggesting it could erupt at almost any moment. Instead, the year is ending ...

The possibility of a mega-tsunami caused by a volcanic eruption sounds far-fetched, but the premise of Netflix’s newest four-part disaster series isn’t as implausible as it seems. While La Palma isn’t ...