In the 1780s, the volcano rumbled to life with such force that it sent high-speed avalanches of hot rock, gas and ash down its slopes. Those flows quickly melted the snow and ice and mixed with the ...

A little–known Ethiopian volcano has erupted for the first time in at least 12,000 years – sparking fears that 'hidden' volcanoes are being missed. Professor Mike Cassidy, a volcanologist at the ...

The Icelandic Meteorological Office reports that a fissure eruption has occurred at the near the site of the Bárðarbunga volcano, meaning magma has cracked the surface. Earlier this week the volcano ...