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Barren Island volcano is 1.8 million years old: Study


India`s only active volcano in the Barren Island in the Andaman Sea is at least 1.8 million years ol...

Volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon found in the wrong place


Concentrations of volcanic activity in Jupiter`s moon Io are significantly displaced from where they...

Volcano erupts in Indonesia


Mount Lokon in eastern Indonesia erupted Wednesday, spewing ash up to 2,000 meters high, said a volc...

Indonesian volcano spews ash into sky; no one hurt


Indonesia scientists say they are closely monitoring a smoking volcano on Java island, urging villag...

Three mountain-climbers die, one injured near Avacha volcano


Three mountain-climbers have died in the area of Kamchatka`s volcano Avacha.

Volcanic eruptions halted global warming during 2000-10


Dozens of volcanoes spewing sulfur dioxide may be the reason why Earth did not warm as much as scien...

Scientists discover new type of underwater volcanic eruption


Scientists have uncovered a previously undocumented type of eruption in underwater volcanoes - by lo...

1,000-year-old tombs found in Mexico


Mexican archaeologists have discovered a group of millennium-old basalt tombs in the Pacific coast s...

Volcano erupts, spewing smoke in north Indonesia


Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi province rumbled as heavy rain fell around its cloud-covered crater.

Huge volcanic eruptions killed ocean life before extinction of dinosaurs


Dinosaur die out might have been the second of two closely timed extinctions, according to a new Uni...

Volcano spews ash on New Zealand`s North Island


Volcanic ash fell in areas near Mount Tongariro in central North Island lateon Monday.

Smaller volcanoes could cool Earth’s surface


Aerosols from relatively small volcanic eruptions can be boosted into the high atmosphere by weather...

Colombian volcano erupts


A volcano in Colombia has erupted, sending a plume of ash and vapour 10 km into the sky, officials s...

Rise and fall of underwater volcano captured


Researchers studying the Monowai volcano, near Tonga, captured huge changes in height in just two we...

Volcano erupts in Indonesia


Mount Lokon in Indonesia`s North Sulawesi province erupted Tuesday, an official said here.

Mexico preps shelters as volcano roars, spews ash


The white-capped volcano that looms over Mexico City emitted a terrifying low-pitched roar Friday an...

Mexico volcano spews glowing rock, tower of ash


The Popocatepetl volcano shot a heavy plume of ash into the sky southeast of Mexico`s capital and sp...

Stirring Mexican volcano raises alert


The volcano, known by locals as "El Popo" or "Don Goyo," is clearly visible from the capital on a cl...

Super volcanoes can be predicted


We could now predict the eruption of some of the largest volcanoes on the planet several decades bef...

Volcanoes may have triggered `Little Ice Age`


A mysterious cool spell which lasted into the late 19th century and dubbed Little Ice Age appears to...

Italy’s Mount Etna erupts


Sicily’s Mount Etna, Europe’s highest active Volcano, has erupted, releasing a deadly column of volc...

‘Volcanic, tsunami fears about Kudankulam untrue


Ruling out any possibility of volcanic eruptions in the vicinity of the Kudankulam site in Tamil Nad...

Tourists invited to see erupting Congo volcano


The volcano began erupting on November 06 and has several lava fountains spewing up to 650 feet into...

Iceland`s Katla volcano is getting restless


Brooding over rugged moss-covered hills on Iceland`s southern edge, Katla is a much bigger beast tha...

Indonesia tells tourists to stay clear of volcano


Authorities are warning tourists and fishermen to stay more than a mile (two kilometers) from a smok...

Aleutian`s volcano a challenge for scientists


A volcano in Alaska`s Aleutian Islands has been in an unusual low-level eruption for two months, rai...

Soon, artificial volcano to cool the planet


Field test by British academics have marked first step towards recreating an artificial volcano that...

Indonesia warns to stay away from smoking volcano


Indonesian officials have warned people to stay more than a mile (two kilometers) from two craters o...

US scientists predict eruption of undersea volcano


US scientists said they have for the first time successfully predicted the eruption of one of the wo...

Volcanic ‘hot spot’ found on Moon`s far side


The hot spot was found between the very large and ancient impact craters Compton and Belkovich.

Spectacular eruption at Indonesian volcano


An Indonesian volcano saw its biggest eruption in weeks on Sunday, sending huge clouds of ash 3,500 ...

Volcano erupts in central Indonesia


An Indonesian volcano spit lava and smoke thousands of feet into the air, sending panicked residen...

Volcanoes can trigger bigger climate impact: Study


Volcanic eruptions might affect Earth`s climate by releasing far more weather-altering particles.

Indonesian volcano erupts


A volcano on Indonesia`s Sulawesi island erupted today, spewing ash and smoke 5,000 metres into the ...

Chile volcano ash circles globe, returns home


The ash cloud from a Chilean volcano that has been erupting for nearly two weeks has circled the g...

More flights halted by ash from Chilean volcano


The cloud of ash spewing from a volcano in Chile grounded more flights late Tuesday in South America...

Chile volcano ash grounds Australia, NZ flights


This was the first time in about two decades that an ash cloud was expected to cross the continent.

Ash from Chilean volcano grounds flights


Numerous flights in Brazil, Chile and Uruguay also were cancelled as a precaution.

South American ash cloud causes major disruptions


Volcanic ash "is very abrasive for plane engines, and could result in very serious complications”.

Eruption at Chile volcano beginning to weaken


Scientists warned that ash likely would keep spewing out for at least several more days.

Chile volcano ash grounds flights in Argentina


Stiff winds blew ash from a Chilean volcano Tuesday in a widening arc across Argentina to the capita...

Chilean volcano grounds flights, coats ski slopes


An erupting Chilean volcano sent a towering plume of ash across S America, forcing thousands from th...

Chile volcano ash cloud shifts direction


A thick plume of ash from the erupting Puyehue volcano in the Andes shifted direction into Chile.

Chile volcano ash cloud shifts direction


North-westerly winds pushed the giant column of ash from the Chilean volcano.

Volcano erupts in Chile forcing mass evacuations


Chile`s Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century.

Mexico`s Popocatepetl volcano blasts tower of ash


The Popocatepetl volcano that towers over Mexico City began rumbling again Friday, shooting a blast ...

Iceland`s Grimsvoetn volcano eruption over: Geologist


The eruption had raised fears of a repeat of the air travel chaos.

`Iceland`s Grimsvoetn volcano eruption over`


The eruption of Grimsvoetn volcano is considered over as there has not been activity there for days.

Iceland volcano producing mostly steam


The eruption forced cancellations in flights in Scotland, England, Germany and Scandinavia.

Icelandic volcano ash heads to Scotland, flights cancelled


Britain`s Met Office has predicted the plume of ash would soon cover parts of the UK.