Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica's best-known stratovolcano, stands more than 5,000 feet high and appears to touch the clouds. For the latter half of the 20th century, admirers traveled to its base in ...

That eruption emanated from the volcano's Crater Peak side vent — an opening located on the side of the volcano — and produced a column of ash that rose 65,000 feet above sea level.

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted again on 11 February, its ninth eruption since December with lava shooting more than 300 ft (91 m) into the air. Nighttime footage shows lava spewing skywards ...