Volcanoes are nature’s dramatic expressions of Earth's inner turmoil, shaping landscapes and influencing climates. Some countries, particularly those along the Pacific Ring of Fire , experience ...

With eruptions in 1998, 2011, and 2015, the volcano serves as a perfect laboratory, and experts expect an eruption by the end ...

This story appears in the August 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Indonesia has 127 active volcanoes. Only the U.S. (168) and Russia (144) have more. Essential packing list: We landed ...

Kilauea's volcanic activity on Wednesday marked the fifth episode since the latest eruption began in December 2024.

Though immensely powerful, volcanoes are not always spewing hot lava around. Many are considered dormant or even extinct and have not shown their strength for hundreds of thousands of years in ...

Their results are surprising given that some of these volcanoes, such as the Crater Lake volcano in Oregon, have not been active in millennia. "Regardless of eruption frequency, we see large magma ...

One of the world’s most active volcanoes, located in Kilauea, Hawaii, erupted for the seventh time since December on Monday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Maunaloa—the largest active volcano on Earth—erupted in 2022 after its longest known inactive period (~38 years). This eruptive hiatus at Maunaloa encompasses most of the ~35-year-long ...

Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island began erupting this week for the ninth time since December, shooting lava over 300 feet into the air. One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea ...