Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

The crater was formed when Askja, a volcano in Vatnajokull National Park ... water samples from its deepest points. The data is not easy to get. The numbingly cold and often tempestuous waters ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaskan volcano that hasn’t erupted in more than 30 years is showing some increasing signs of seismic life, though volcanologists still say it doesn’t mean an eruption is ...

As well as mountains, eight dormant underwater volcanoes also lie deep beneath the surface. They had peaks of around 5,000 feet. Mr Yule added: "Four of them are new discoveries, and we filled in ...

GUINOBATAN, Albay — At least three villages in this town were partially buried by volcanic debris from Mayon Volcano after heavy rains from Tropical Storm Kristine (international name ...

The summit of Mount Spurr, only ~75 miles from Anchorage in Alaska seen in October 2020. Credit: John Lyons, Alaska Volcano Observatory / U.S. Geological Survey Mount Spurr is only about 75 miles from ...

Two phreatic eruption events were monitored at Taal Volcano which is located in Batangas province, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Wednesday. In its latest ...

A phreatic eruption occurred at Taal Volcano in Batangas on Friday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The phreatic eruption lasted seven minutes and 39 ...

Kagoshima, Japan - October 18, 2024 In a display of nature's raw power, Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, erupted explosively today, sending an ash plume soaring 4000 meters into ...

Here’s hoping it’s nothing to blow your lid over. A normally quiet “high threat” volcano in Washington state has been rumbling at a record rate — prompting an alert from geologists who ...

But both the Cascade Volcano Observatory and the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network plan to install temporary seismic stations in the Mount Adams area, which will allow detection of smaller ...

Here’s how it works. In the year 946 CE, the Changbaishan-Tianchi volcano, on the border between China and North Korea, erupted ferociously. The eruption released dozens of cubic kilometers of ...