The call came from an editor in London last Monday morning. Could I get to the scene of a deadly train crash in southern Spain? I checked flights ...

This searing piece, filed from Panna, one of India’s poorest corners, tells the tale of men and women who have spent years digging pits in the hope of finding a diamond. The shiny stone, they hope, ...

An eruption at one of Hawaii’s most famous volcanoes produced an unexpected and mesmerizing effect. When Halemaʻumaʻu crater erupted in June 2023, the intense heat rising from the lava created ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano had its latest eruption on Jan. 12, flowing lava for nearly 10 hours and attracting heavy traffic to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The volcano began erupting at 8:22 a.m.

Studying tree rings helped scientists pinpoint when Mount Rainier last sent a lahar down its steep slopes, which could help planners anticipate future mudflows. By Katherine Kornei Katherine Kornei ...

A string of low-level eruptions at the Philippines’ most active volcano has forced authorities to evacuate nearly 3,000 residents living within a permanent danger zone on its lower slopes, officials ...

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An outpouring of magma isn’t the biggest risk to people downhill from Mount Rainier. The active volcano’s greatest danger comes from lahars — amalgams of mud, rock and water that are as dense as wet ...

After the La Soufrière eruption wiped out livelihoods almost overnight, more than 4,000 of the hardest-hit households received temporary cash support through the Volcanic Eruption Emergency Project.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Officials raised the alert status for Mayon Volcano to Level 3 on Tuesday, January 6, warning of “potential explosive activity ...

The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological evidence tells us. The ancient city of Herculanum was destroyed by the ...

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico -- In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions ...