Social media videos showed people running into the streets as bright orange flames and smoke spewed into the sky.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — La Soufriere volcano has fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent late last week, with officials worried ...

Global distribution of recording geophysical sensors used in this study and remotely-observed eruption chronology. (A) Sensor map. Background image is brightness temperature difference (Himawari-8) at 07:10 UTC on 15 January 2022. Selected four-hour ...

Guatemala's Volcano of Fire is erupting, prompting authorities to evacuate nearly 300 families and warn that an additional 30,000 people in the area could be at risk. The eruption of "Volcan de Fuego" began overnight, with no immediate reports of casualties.

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico -- 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 ...

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 ...

The volcanic fissure that opened up in Iceland early Wednesday has now expanded, and stretches further north than at any time since 2023. Lava and toxic gas continue to spill from the latest eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Officials say the crack in ...

One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning.