A series of earthquakes near Japan’s remote Tokara Islands over the past two weeks, along with a major eruption from a ...

Researchers have documented many spectacular effects of the underwater eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai, such as the ...

Deep below the surface of the ocean, bacteria and critters that feed off nutrients spouting from hydrothermal vents met with ...

Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1815 was the planet’s last massive eruption and it ushered in global disaster. Scientists warn the world may be due another and it is not prepared ...

Thomas Mulligan discusses how a mega volcano eruption could dramatically alter global climate and society this century.

Authorities had warned of volcanic activity as magma accumulated beneath the peninsula, about 20 miles southwest of Reykjavik, Reuters reported. The most recent eruption there ended on Sept. 6 ...

While Mount Tambora’s eruption is the most famous volcanic winter, it’s not the only one. Other notable eruptions, such as Krakatoa in 1883 and Mount Pinatubo in 1991, also had significant ...

Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

The graph below shows the total number of publications each year in Volcanic Eruptions and Their Atmospheric Effects. References [1] Surface-to-space atmospheric waves from Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha ...

People watch as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic materials into the air during an eruption, in Maumere, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo) Volcanic smoke billows from Mount Lewotobi ...

Led by the University of Delaware’s Andrew Wozniak, associate professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy, a team of scientists recently witnessed a rare seafloor eruption 1,300 miles west of ...

Supereruptions create an umbrella cloud of ash and volcanic debris that are much less affected by winds than smaller eruptions. Example model output of possible ash distribution from a month-long ...