The Westdahl Peak volcano in Alaska last erupted in 1992, and continued expansion hints at another eruption soon. Experts previously forecasted the next blast to occur by 2010, but the volcano -- ...

The Westdahl Peak volcano in Alaska last erupted in 1992, and continued expansion hints at another eruption soon. Experts previously forecasted the next blast to occur by 2010, but the volcano – ...

Can a volcano erupt after tens of thousands of years of dormancy? If so, how can this be explained and what makes volcanic eruptions more dangerous, i.e. explosive? These are key questions in volcanic ...

Scientists have devised a new method to forecast volcanic vent locations. Most of the times you see the eruption of a volcano on TV or the internet, the magma shoots right out of its top. However, it ...

When volcanoes are preparing to erupt, scientists rely on typical signs to warn people living nearby: deformation of the ground and earthquakes, caused by underground chambers filling up with magma ...

Figure 3: Stressing rate history from faulting model and observations. Chouet, B. A. & Matoza, R. S. A multi-decadal view of seismic methods for detecting precursors of magma movement and eruption. J.

Volcanologists have created the first ever 3-D simulation of the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St. Helens, which happened 31 years ago this month. The model backs up current ideas about what led to ...

The Yellowstone super-volcano is unlikely to erupt anytime soon, according to scientists at the Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory. They’ve determined that current conditions aren't right for a major ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Mount Merapi in Indonesia is expected to erupt at any moment, and Indonesian government officials ...

The volcanic eruption was filmed by a tourist guide on board a helicopter. Reuters was able to confirm the location of the video as Kamchatka from the surface of the volcano, which matched file ...