HONOLULU (AP) — Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet (30 to 60 meters) into the air as Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. For now, lava is not threatening any homes or communities ...

Sakurajima volcano, the restless stratovolcano that looms across Kinko Bay from Kagoshima city, has hurled volcanic bombs as far as 1,300 meters from its crater during the current eruption cycle, according to activity reports compiled by the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program from Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) observations.

My friend Melanie loves to watch the Discovery Channel and share what she has watched with others. The problem is she can never get the story straight. Her latest tale is about Yellowstone Park sitting on top of a supervolcano that has been dormant for ...

Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia began erupting shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks shook the same area. "A descent of hot lava is observed on the western slope," the Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of ...

While authorities have warned people not to come within 4km of Mount Dukono’s crater, the lack of an official ban means many climbers still make the trek.