Volcanic eruptions are one of nature’s most powerful and destructive forces. They can alter landscapes, affect weather patterns, and even change the course of human history. One such event ...

In the summer of 1831, strange things began to happen in the skies over Europe and North America. The sun shimmered blue and ...

Historic records are also helping estimate the potential health risks of large eruptions. In 1783, a choking haze of sulphurous aerosols formed following a series of volcanic eruptions that ...

The 1980 eruption cycle made Mount St. Helens one of the most famous volcanoes in the Cascades. But it is far from the only ...

This Cold War outpost concealed more than submarines—it hosted a devastating eruption that cooled the planet nearly 200 years ...

History has seen some monstrous volcanic eruptions, from Mount Pinatubo's weather-cooling burp to the explosion of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai on the island nation of Tonga. The power of such ...

Tice and his co-authors analyzed the rock formations within the crater to better understand Mars's volcanic and hydrological history. The team used the Planetary Instrument for X-ray ...

one of the largest in Earth’s history, potentially kicking off a massive disruption in the world’s climate. Some scientists have suspected a volcanic winter resulting from the eruption was a ...

In the U.S. and its territories, there are 161 potentially active volcanoes. The Mauna Loa volcano erupted on Sunday, spewing ash and lava on Hawaii's Big Island, making it the first eruption from ...

First, researchers should tie in models and geological evidence for past climates with historical volcanic records. Second, they should explore how volcanic cooling might interact with ...

Historical records point to gloomy weather ... caused by the scattering and absorption of solar radiation in the dense volcanic aerosol plume. While scientists have known that the major climate ...