A far-off volcanic explosion led to wacky weather in North Carolina 209 years ago. As the state experienced a “year without a summer,” it was blanketed with an “unusually early frost” on Aug. 22, 1816 ...

When the volcano erupted in Tonga, the explosion reshaped landscapes, altered weather, and stunned scientists worldwide. The ...

Underwater volcano Axial Seamount is still forecast to erupt by the end of this year, but the timing isn't imminent, ...

Axial is the world’s most extensively studied undersea volcano because more than 660 miles of undersea cables crisscross it, ...

Alaska’s volcano experts no longer expect an eruption anytime soon from Mount Spurr, the closest active volcano to Anchorage. On Wednesday, the Alaska Volcano Observatory formally lowered the alert ...

Over the past few months, signs of unrest at the 11,070-foot (3,374-meter) volcano near Anchorage have gradually decreased, ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory in March warned of a potentially imminent eruption. On Wednesday, the alert level dropped to ...

Volcanologists are closely monitoring an underwater volcano off the Oregon coast that seems poised to erupt this year. Why it matters: The eruption poses no risks to human life, scientists said, but ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the world is living up to its reputation: Kilauea is gearing up to erupt again.

The odds of a major volcanic eruption from Mount Spurr took a tumble Wednesday with the decrease of the aviation color code ...

Scientists expect Kīlauea volcano to again gush lava in the coming days for the 31st time since December as the Big Island mountain lives up to its identity of one of the world’s most active volcanoes ...

Here’s what to know about Kilauea’s latest eruption: ...