Australia's youngest volcanoes are in eastern South Australia, though. Mount Gambier may have erupted 6,000 years ago, while Mount Schank's estimated age is about 5,000 years.

The plight of a young Brazilian tourist who fell into an active volcano in Indonesia has raised questions about the dangers ...

Australia's youngest volcanoes are in eastern South Australia, though. Mount Gambier may have erupted 6,000 years ago, while Mount Schank's estimated age is about 5,000 years.

The death of a 26-year-old Brazilian publicist and trekker has raised concerns about the safety of volcano tourism ...

Why volcanic hazards must be included in Early Warnings for All-and how NMHSs are showing the wayAt WMO, we say no hazard respects borders. But it's ...

Volcanoes can make their presence felt far beyond their locations. Another reminder of this inconvenient fact came two years later when, on June 15, 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines let loose.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A volcano is considered active if there is activity, either an eruption, a large explosion, or gas emissions. A number of countries possess some of the world's most active ...

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, which calls Mauna Loa the largest active volcano in the world, has an elevation above the sea floor of about 33,500 feet – with about 19,700 feet of its total ...

Scientists hope that by continuously monitoring the Axial Seamount, they can learn more about other volcanoes around the world. Luckily, the Pacific Northwest’s most active volcano provides the ...