One final type of volcanic system is the Large Igneous Province, a massive outpouring of lava made from rocks called basalts. These eruptions can flood millions of square miles with lava that's ...

Volcanic eruption buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum Victims were ... The eruption obliterated the thriving ancient ...

As the Alaska Volcano Observatory continues to monitor volcanic gas emissions from Mount Spurr, the uncertainty of what to expect can put a damper in travel plans, especially when it comes to air ...

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire is erupting, and authorities have evacuated nearly 300 families while warning that another 30,000 ...

But as a shield volcano, Kilauea doesn’t have explosive, Mt. St. Helens-type eruptions. Instead, it emits a steady stream of fluid lava that generally flows gently down the side of the mountain ...