Discover why Hayli Gubbi, a shield volcano in Ethiopia, erupted after 12,000 years of dormancy and its geological implications.

Located in the Erta Ale Range, the eruption raised questions about its long dormancy, as evidence suggests potential activity in recent years. , World News, Times Now

Discover why volcanoes erupt, how magma and gases cause eruptions and why volcanoes are essential for life on Earth.

July 8 (UPI) --The melting of glaciers due to the climate crisis could make volcanic eruptions more catastrophic than before, scientists cautioned in a study. The loss of ice from the rapid glacial melting releases pressure on magma chambers underground ...

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is gearing up for an eruption, according to volcanologists who are monitoring for activity. The Axial Seamount-- an underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and 4,900 feet below the ...

The Krasheninnikov volcanic eruption, photographed on Aug 3, 2025, by a Snow Valley tour guide, on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Credit - Sheldovitsky Artem Igorevich—Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, FEB RAS Early Sunday on the same sparsely ...

Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the big-name volcanoes like Yellowstone and Mount Etna in Sicily that pose the greatest threat. A UK volcanologist argued that the biggest danger could come from hidden volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Axial Seamount is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, sitting 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and nearly a mile underwater in the Pacific Ocean, along the Juan de Fuca Ridge. Scientists who are monitoring the ...