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A volcano in Iceland has finally erupted after weeks of roiling activity, spewing out molten lava, thick smoke and huge amounts of heat energy visible from space The volcano burst forth from the Earth ...

Kīlauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes, and its eruptions impact local communities and ecosystems. The release of volcanic gases, especially sulfur dioxide, poses significant health risks ...

Aerial images show the devastation in Tonga left behind after a violent offshore volcanic eruption sparked a tsunami and clouded the sky with ash. Communications with the island nation have largely ...

On Monday, a volcanic eruption just two miles northeast of a town in Iceland opened up a cavernous fissure in the Earth, spewing lava dozens of feet into the air in what looks like a scene straight ...

Reykjavik — Icelandic authorities said Friday that a second fissure had formed on the southwestern Reykjanes peninsula after lava started spewing forth for the sixth time in the region since December.

At the time of the eruption, images showed tourists racing down Mount Etna’s slopes in Italy as plumes of smoke and ash burst into the air Tourists were seen fleeing Mount Etna in Italy after the ...

A tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption decimated some islands of the South Pacific nation of Tonga. The crushing effect on land and infrastructure can be seen from outer space. Three of Tonga’s ...

MANILA, Philippines — A brief phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at the main crater of Taal Volcano in Batangas yesterday morning, producing grayish plumes that rose 2,800 meters, according to the ...

Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a volcano erupted for the fourth time in three months. The eruption opened a fissure almost 2 miles long between Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains ...

Mount Etna erupted on Monday (June 2), sending a flow of hot material racing down the volcano as a massive dark cloud of ash rose high into the sky above Sicily. Live Science has rounded up some of ...