Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced hundreds of earthquakes this week while researchers have ...

Some volcanoes threatened populations with torrents ... To revisit some of the worst volcanic disasters of the past 400 years, click on the image at left.—Susan K. Lewis ...

Instead, preparing for the worst-case scenario is a better course of action. “Volcanoes are sort of like people — they all have their own personality,” Poland said. “A big part of ...

According to the analysis, the devastating eruption of the Laacher See volcano in what is now Rhineland-Palatinate occurred earlier than previously assumed and hence could not have triggered the ...

Kīlauea is a ‘shield volcano,’ which causes it to erupt in explosive and effusive cycles. The worst of its eruptions was the Keanakakoi eruption, recorded in November 1790. Classified as a ...

There are two volcanoes in the area: Nea Kameni, an islet within Santorini’s caldera; and Kolumbo, a submarine volcano about 8 kilometers (5 miles) northeast of Santorini. Last week, Greece’s ...

More than three-quarters of the town's citizens perished. The worst volcanic disaster in Japan's history occurred in the Unzen volcano complex on the island of Kyushu. Accounts of the day tell of ...