Credit: NASA Expedition 20 crew / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In the remote archipelago of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesia), Mount Tambora, an imposing stratovolcano that before 1815 reached ...

Scientists warn the next massive volcanic eruption is not a matter of if, but when—and the world is woefully unprepared. Drawing parallels to the catastrophic eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815, ...

The sky was dimmed, even darkened, for months after the eruption ... and volcanic purple light at twilight, were also seen around the world. Sixty-eight years earlier, when Mount Tambora (also ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history. Now, scientists have revealed a minute-by-minute account of how the devastation unfolded.

The Bárðarbunga system, Iceland's largest volcanic zone, has a history of major eruptions, with the 2014–2015 event producing a lava field larger than Manhattan. Experts at the Icelandic ...

Gas sensors signal changes in volcanic fumes, and GPS sensors monitor and measure ground deformation. With researchers monitoring Mount Rainier so closely, Iezzi said if a big eruption were to ...

Authorities in Indonesia have evacuated thousands of residents after the eruption of Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island, part of North Maluku province. The Indonesian Geological Agency issued its ...

housands of people declined on Thursday a government-led evacuation in North Maluku where a volcano has been spewing smoke and ash, arguing that they are accustomed to the eruptions. Mount Ibu ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history. Now, scientists have revealed a minute-by-minute account of how the devastation unfolded.