Other significant hazards include Halema'uma'u crater wall instability, ground cracking, and rockfalls within the restricted area, according to the USGS. Related: Philippines volcanic eruption ...

Civil aviation authorities, Phivolcs said, must also advise pilots to “avoid flying close” to the volcano’s summit, as ash from any sudden eruption can be hazardous to aircraft. Phivolcs further ...

Previous eruptions sent lava flowing toward and into the town, but tireless work to construct defensive walls to prevent destruction has largely spared the community. And the popular tourist ...

Given Kanlaon’s current state, there is “an increased chance for sudden explosive eruptions to occur and endanger communities at risk with life-threatening volcanic hazards,” according to ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Scientists in Iceland say there is an increasing likelihood that a volcano, which has erupted ... levels observed during previous eruptions, and the likelihood of a new ...

While lava flows remain confined to the Kīlauea summit caldera, the eruption produces hazards such as volcanic gas emissions, vog (volcanic smog) and Pele's hair—a type of volcanic glass—that ...

If you’re in a valley and an eruption occurs, move immediately to higher ground. Map of areas recommended not to enter or camp at Risk Management Stage A - VAL 1 (PDF, 3,474K) Ruapehu Hazard Zone map ...

NASA’s Juno mission has detected an enormous volcanic hot spot in Io’s southern hemisphere, which has undergone an eruption unlike any seen before. The feature, which is larger than Earth’s Lake ...

"If our findings hold true for other volcanoes, we might be able to monitor interior magma properties from the surface of an eruption, and that could be very important for hazard assessment." ...

Archaeologists and climate scientists can now show that these ritual sacrifices coincided with a large volcanic eruption that made the sun disappear throughout Northern Europe. 4,900 years ago ...