Studying tree rings helped scientists pinpoint when Mount Rainier last sent a lahar down its steep slopes, which could help ...

On the flanks of Washington State Mount Rainier, a spike in seismic rumbling has revived an old, unsettling question for the Pacific Northwest: what happens when the region’s most dangerous volcano ...

On a single day in November 2025, emergency managers across Washington state were inundated with calls about an eruption at Mount Rainier that was not happening. Viral online posts and sensational ...

Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily’s Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restrictions imposed ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...

Authorities in Indonesia have raised the alert level for the Mount Bur Ni Telong volcano to its second highest following a series of increased activity and volcanic earthquakes BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - ...

The new year will bring snow, ice and frost – and anyone thinking of visiting Mount Rainier needs to be prepared. Mount Rainier National Park is in the thick of winter season, which means road ...

The road to Paradise has ostensibly gotten easier to climb. After three consecutive seasons of limited openings at the gate to the state’s highest-elevation road-accessible winter wonderland, Mount ...

CATANIA, Italy– Drone video from New Year's Day shows lava hissing as it spills from a fissure on Mount Etna in Italy. The video, taken near Valle del Bove, shows the bright red and orange lava ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities have raised the alert level for the Mount Bur Ni Telong volcano in the country’s westernmost province of Aceh to its second highest following a ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said the erupting fountains at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano were spewing lava as high as 1,250 feet. The glowing fountains created a visual spectacle at the west ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano spewed lava nearly 1,400 feet into the sky during an eruption that ended early Christmas Eve morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The eruption, captured live ...