Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces of nature. Throughout history, some eruptions have shaken the Earth, changed the ...

The 1883 Krakatoa volcano erupted with a force of 200 megatons of TNT. By comparison, the bomb that destroyed the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 had a force of 20 kilotons, or nearly 10,000 times ...

Discover the countries with the most active volcanoes in the world, including Indonesia, Japan, Chile, Russia, and the United ...

Experts believe that this special shape is due to its eruption power being so immense that it completely obliterated the entire volcanic cone, leaving only a massive sunken basin. Currently, the ...

Lava emerged from the north vent in Halemaumau Crater after midnight. The vent began shooting fountains of lava at 6:35 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey said. By mid-morning, it was also erupting from ...

Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia began erupting shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks shook the same area. "A descent of hot lava is observed on the western ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed its eruption, spewing lava high into the sky from its summit crater. According to the U.S.