When volcanoes are preparing to erupt, scientists rely on typical signs to warn people living nearby: deformation of the ...

The 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens — which began with a series of small earthquakes in mid-March and peaked with a cataclysmic flank collapse, avalanche, and explosion on May 18 — was not the largest ...

Take a flight of discovery high above Java Island, Indonesia, with this stunning aerial footage. Java, the most populous ...

The highest active volcano in Europe, Mount Etna is a magnificent landmark on the Italian island of Sicily. Etna is almost ...

In short, an eruption is a life-threatening spectacle.But while volcanoes may be dangerous, they are increasingly also tourist attractions, offering travellers an incomparable experience of ...