A series of mild eruptions at the country's most active volcano has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on its foothills.

The Philippines has evacuated nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on the foothills of the Mayon Volcano after officials raised the alert level due to recent activity

In ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or the Hawaiian language, we might call them puahiohio, or whirlwinds. In meteorological terms, these small twisters are technically dust devils, or more precisely, ash devils, tephra devils, or lava devils, depending on the debris involved. Dust (and other, like snow and hay) devils are a subset of whirlwinds, or wind vortices.

Last week I saw stories about two volcanoes that are showing signs of life. One is in Alaska and relatively close to Anchorage, the state’s most populous city. The other is near Yakima, Washington, and the region is heavily populated compared to the area around St. Helens.

In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people. Its mission: figure out what is happening under the crater.

One of the most active volcanoes in the world is gearing up for a spectacular eruption, according to the United States Geological Survey. A high fountaining phase is imminent at the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, the USGS' Hawaiian Volcano ...

A recent earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier in Washington state, along with increased volcanic activity in Alaska, Oregon, and Hawaii, has captured the news media's attention and sparked questions about what the rumbling might mean. Natalia Ruppert, a ...

On Dec. 23, 2024, eruptive activity at Kilauea’s summit began again with the first in what has become 20 discrete lava fountaining episodes. Many episodes have had dual fountains — two erupting at the same time — a rare occurrence at Kilauea and ...

The Philippines has evacuated nearly 3,000 villagers in a permanent danger zone on the foothills of the Mayon Volcano after officials raised the alert level due to recent activity

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.