Mark Piesing A small aircraft flies over the Bardarbunga volcano as it spews lava and ash in southeast Iceland. The real threat to aircraft isn’t molten lava, but flight routes congested with ...

What if we could build, say, a little observatory deep down under the ground, right in the hot little heart of a volcano? It sounds absurd, and yet… “ There’s a project in Iceland ...

An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.

It had been dormant for 800 years, but in March 2021, the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland came to life. While the eruption ...

The magma is more viscous,” Chadwick said. “Axial is more like the volcanoes in Hawaii and Iceland ... less gas, the lava is very fluid, so the gas can get out without exploding.” ...

One innovative way to monitor eruptions is now being put to the test at the Reykjanes Peninsula, a hotbed of volcanic activity in Iceland. In a new study, researchers have reported the successful ...

An underwater volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of the year, according to scientists. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is more than 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean and ...

"This is the most active volcanic system in Iceland," Zhan says. "In addition to the need to provide advance warnings before an eruption, the project is scientifically interesting because we saw ...

MANILA, Philippines — Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon was rocked by 14 volcanic earthquakes and one volcanic tremor during the 24-hour monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon has once again erupted on Tuesday night, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). According to Phivolcs ...