What I fear is that when a tsunami hits, people sit and film with their cameras, instead of moving away,’ he added to Live ...

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Geologists visited the Kilauea volcano crater in Hawaii to collect lava samples. Officials from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory landed on the floor of ...

Hundreds of earthquakes have been detected beneath Mount Spurr in the past week, increasing the odds of an eruption at the ...

An eruption of Mount Churchill today similar to previous major plumes would bring much of the Northern Hemisphere to a ...

A little-known volcano on a remote Pacific island may have been the source of one of the 19th century’s most powerful ...

When temperatures drop, 'ice volcanoes' rise. That's what's happening right now across upstate New York, and one of the most well-known formations that appears during cold winters is in Letchworth ...

The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

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A new volcanic hotspot on Jupiter’s moon Io has been detected, releasing six times Earth’s total energy output.

The Greek island of Santorini has captured global attention, having been shaken by a severe series of earthquakes since last ...