A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland has once again forced the evacuation of tourists at the internationally known Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, the national broadcaster RUV reported. The ...

Reykjavik — Icelandic authorities said Friday that a second fissure had formed on the southwestern Reykjanes peninsula after lava started spewing forth for the sixth time in the region since December.

The view from the International Space Station as the Raikoke volcano erupts in 2019. (Not a super-eruption; such an event hasn't happened in modern history.) Credit: NASA NASA has proposed sci-fi ...

Mount Tambora changed the world. In 1815, the Indonesian volcano exploded in the most powerful eruption in recorded history, sending an enormous plume of tiny sun-reflecting particles high into the ...

A volcano south of Reykjavik, Iceland erupted for the eleventh time since 2021, prompting evacuations of tourists and residents. The eruption did not immediately disrupt air travel, though officials ...

Understanding what triggers large volcanic eruptions is crucial for hazard assessment, but the exact mechanism driving these eruptions is still poorly understood. The prevailing theory is that ...