A volcano erupts and everything nearby disappears under rock, lava, and ash. So here’s the obvious question that occurs to almost everyone at some point. Why not just plug it? Fill the opening with concrete and stop the whole thing before it starts.

A new satellite image has captured a rare view of an erupting volcano, revealing its bright red lava flow as seen from space. Mayon began erupting in January 2026 when clouds of hot ash and flows of lava began pouring from the volcano's crater. The ...

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes that are erupting as you read this sentence? We know ...

While earthquakes can strike unexpectedly at any time, eruptions are often preceded by signs of unrest. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists closely monitor active volcanoes in Hawaii for any signs of unrest and communicate via the USGS Volcano Alert Level and Aviation Color Code.

Stunning new footage shows a bright-green "fireball" meteor exploding in the skies over an erupting volcano in the Philippines. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock may have struck the mountain's fiery slopes — however, experts have ...

GUATEMALA — Looking at this YouTube vid for too long might lead to a sensory overload. In just over 10 seconds, there's a shot of a sea of clouds, a sunrise — and a volcano exploding to top things off. Chase Boehringer wrote in the video description ...

Not all volcanoes erupt with lava — on a Lake Michigan Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan, some amazing “ice volcanoes” erupted on Feb. 16. This amazing phenomenon happens when building waves of water are pushed under an ice sheet, and the pressure causes ...

Europe’s Most Active Volcano Is Erupting, and Tour Guides Are Told to Stay Away MOUNT ETNA, Italy (AP) — Guides who take tourists to enjoy the striking views of Sicily’s Mount Etna are up in arms over tougher restrictions imposed by local authorities ...

Seismic activity at Mount Sinabung has been on the rise this summer, but there have been no reports of casualties from the recent incident