SHIMABARA, Nagasaki Prefecture--Locals gathered here on June 3 to commemorate the massive eruption of Mount Unzen’s Fugendake ... mix of superhot gases and volcanic matter.

Kanichi Kanegae was the mayor of Shimabara in Nagasaki Prefecture while volcanic eruptions continued at nearby Fugendake, the main peak of Mount Unzen, in 1991. Readily recognizable for his long ...

Last summer, my flight home from Catania, Sicily was interrupted when news that Mount Etna—the most active volcano in Europe—was spewing huge plumes of smoke. The skies outside the airport looked like ...

At least 30 volcanic earthquakes, including seven volcanic tremors, that spanned from six to 28 minutes long were recorded on Mount Kanlaon in Negros Island, according to an advisory of the Philippine ...

A miles-wide volcano off Oregon’s coast could erupt “soon” say scientists who’ve been tracking it for decades. The Axial Seamount is a massive undersea volcano that reaches more than 3,600 ...

Lahars are very destructive volcanic mudflows that can swallow everything in their paths. During the Mount St. Helens eruptions, lahars flowed up to 60 miles destroying 200 homes. Lahars are one ...

This is the spectacular moment the Mount Ibu volcano erupted, sending a towering column of ash skywards in Indonesia today. Footage shows thick grey smoke billowing thousands of feet into the air ...

(250116) -- NORTH MALUKU (INDONESIA), Jan. 16, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone on Jan. 16, 2025 provided by Indonesia's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) shows volcanic ...

Mount Ibu spews volcanic ash as seen from Gam Ici Village, West Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Monday, May 13, 2024. The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) ...

The volcano “is released from the shackles — the shackles of injustice, of ignorance, of hate,” an official said Lu Huaiqian/Xinhua via Getty Mount Taranaki is officially a person.