Discover interesting facts about volcanoes, including why and where they form and history's deadliest eruption.
Dec 30, 2024 · To be considered active, a volcano must have erupted at some point during the Holocene, but dormant and extinct are a little harder to define.
Aug 5, 2025 · Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow.
Apr 28, 2025 · Uturuncu, a dormant volcano in Bolivia, appeared to be getting ready to erupt following earthquakes and "sombrero" shaped deformation — scientists have now worked out what's going on.
Dec 27, 2024 · Kawah Ijen is an active volcano on the island of Java with an extremely acidic crater lake and gas emissions that produce blue flames upon contact with oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.
Oct 13, 2025 · A new AI tool reveals that Campi Flegrei experienced more than 54,000 earthquakes between 2022 and 2025.
By mapping these events, researchers discovered a huge, crisp, ring.
Aug 4, 2025 · Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.
