Residents on the popular island of Santorini have experienced thousands of earthquakes this month 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 ...
One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.s. West Coast, and some scientists believe it’s only a matter of time before it erupts again – maybe even before ...
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 ...
The Greek island's mayor has warned that seismic activity could continue for weeks, after earthquakes up to a magnitude of ...
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 ...