The eruption of Italy’s Mount Etna reminded the world how sudden and unpredictable volcanoes can be. Check out the most ...

Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the majority of their time not erupting. To accurately forecast volcanic activity ...

Masaya Volcano. (Leon Petrosyan/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0) A major volcano in Nicaragua has not one but two active magma chambers, scientists reveal in a new study, shedding important light on ...

The Axial Seamount—a volcano located 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and a mile underwater—is slowly showing signs of an impending eruption. Although less well-known than other volcanic giants of ...

A map of bathymetry—or underwater topography—of Axial Seamount, an active volcano some 300 miles off the coast of Oregon. NOAA Oregon’s most active underwater volcano could erupt this year, according ...

From Europe to Southeast Asia, the world’s volcanoes have been making themselves known this summer. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in Indonesia sent ash drifting over Flores in June, briefly grounding ...

On June 11, the 1,000-plus-foot lava blasts of Kīlauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, nearly lured one visitor to his death. A 30-year-old Boston man fell 30 feet from a steep cliff after ...

Researchers are testing drones with advanced sensors to monitor volcanic gases. This technology allows for safe measurement of gas concentrations from a distance. These detailed gas maps help ...