Can using explosives to divert volcanic destruction actually work? The first try in Hawaii set the stage for more attempts, but conditions for success are extremely rare. An aerial view shows a ...

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A mysterious and highly active undersea volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of this year, scientists say. Nearly a mile deep and about 700 miles northwest of San Francisco ...

Mt. St. Helens profile Before erupting in 1980, Mount St. Helens was a steep, conical volcano sometimes referred to as the Mount Fuji of America. During the 1980 eruption, the upper 1,300 feet of ...

Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores island in eastern Indonesia, spewed volcanic ash between 3 km (1.86 miles) to 5.5 km high on Sunday, Muhammad Wafid, the agency's head said in a statement ...

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article was written by HVO geologist Kendra ...

For centuries, the country’s western volcanic peninsula has been dormant, but a new era of volcanic activity could be on the horizon. The Fagradalsfjall Volcano, a raised crater of bubbling lava ...

Halema‘uma‘u has been progressively filled by six eruptions at the summit of Kilauea since 2020, and it continues to accumulate new lava with each successive fountaining episode of the ongoing ...

The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, U.S., is stirring and will likely erupt again in 2025. Because Axial Seamount dwells nearly 5,000 feet below the surface, ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article is by Hawaiian Volcano ...

When you picture a volcano, what do you see? I personally imagine a mountain sticking up into the sky. At the top of that mountain, I see a crater with a fiery hot lake boiling and roiling in it ...

Level 3 alert is in place, advising people to avoid the volcano area. No injuries or significant damage have been reported as of now. Japan's Sakurajima volcano erupted on May 15, 2025 ...