In August 1986, a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a massive cloud of carbon dioxide that killed more than 1,700 people and thousands of animals. The disaster occurred when gas that ...

Mr. Beat compares and contrasts two landlocked countries in the African Great Lakes region. Finally, Africa! #geography ...

A plume of steam and ash rises from Taal Volcano following a four-minute phreatomagmatic eruption on Tuesday morning, June 30, 2026. (Video courtesy of Phivolcs) Screengrab from Phivolcs LUCENA CITY – ...

Phivolcs footage shows powerful ash-and-steam column as monitoring continues Steam and ash rise from the main crater of Taal Volcano during a phreatomagmatic eruption in Batangas province, south of ...

A new international study has found that Indigenous oral traditions, some thousands of years old, hold valuable and often overlooked insights into volcanic eruptions—offering important lessons for ...

A University of Kentucky project using artificial intelligence to help decode an ancient Roman mystery has led to a major discovery, researchers announced Thursday. In 79 A.D., the eruption of Mount ...

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Another hydrothermal explosion occurred at Yellowstone National Park, pointing to the unpredictable nature of the park's vast underground thermal system and providing scientists with a rare ...

TOKYO -- A magnitude-5.6 earthquake struck near Mount Fuji in central Japan on Friday night, but experts see little direct connection between the temblor and the active volcano.