Is there anything more spectacular than a towering lava fountain? Think about what it is: glowing red molten rock being shot into the sky, potentially hundreds or thousands of feet. As ubiquitous and ...

The January 15, 2022, eruption of Hunga Volcano in Tonga continues to break records. According to a new study, the eruption created a “supercharged” thunderstorm that produced the most intense ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Researchers from the University of Oregon found a new type of volcanic eruption after studying a series of devastating explosions from Hawai’i’s Kīlauea volcano in 2018. While ...

Volcanic lightning is a striking and multifaceted phenomenon that occurs during explosive eruptions, when vigorous interactions between fragmented ash particles, volcanic gases and environmental ...

On Dec. 23, 2024, a unique eruption began in Kilauea’s Halema‘ma‘u crater, with a style of activity not seen for nearly 40 years. The eruption, characterized by high lava-fountaining episodes, has ...

A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition of magma could drive ...

Mount Etna’s craters continue to smoulder two days after its largest eruption in four years sent tourists fleeing from a vast column of gas and ash on Monday. Tourists have returned to the slopes of ...