VOLCANIC eruptions have impacted some parts of history and even destroyed cities. And when we read about them, volcanoes like Tambora, Krakatoa and Vesuvius jump out as being some of the most ...

Climbing into the fiery mouth of Kawah Ijen volcano is like stepping inside Dante’s inferno, as one miner told the BBC. Looming 9,183 feet above sea level, this raging volcano has suffocated so many ...

YOGYAKARTA--Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation ...

Mount Semeru erupted on Wednesday and the country's volcanology agency increased the alert level of Java Island's tallest mountain to the highest. Australia's Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) ...

Nearly 1,000 people from three villages on the Indonesian island of Java have been forced to flee to shelters after the eruption of its highest volcano. More than 170 people, including climbers, ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia--Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) down its slopes. It was the Mount Merapi’s ...

Civilians have run for safety after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted on Wednesday, sending a 2km cloud of ash into the air. Residents have been put on high alert on the island and urged to keep at ...

Nishinoshima island is seen spewing lava, generating volcanic lightning above, in this photo taken from the Japan Meteorological Agency's research vessel Ryofu Maru on July 11, 2020. (Photo courtesy ...