South-west Iceland is shaking and may be about to erupt

More than 17,000 earthquakes have been recorded in the Reykjanes Peninsula during the past week

From Kilauea to Fuego: three things you should know about volcano risk

Although each volcano is different, there are some generalisations that help us understand what these risks are likely to be

Predicting volcanic eruptions: real-time infrasound monitoring can help

For predicting eruptions in future, data from seismic activity and gaseous emissions can be integrated into real-time infrasound monitoring

Pluto: ‘Recent’ volcanism raises puzzle — how can such a cold body power eruptions?

What extra details are lurking in the poorly imaged half of Pluto? 

Bali’s Mt Agung erupts again, grounding 450 flights

At least 75,000 passengers globally have been affected in the latest eruption

Mount Nyiragongo’s volcano: why it’s unique and treacherous

The local and national governments in the area around the volcano need to be more aware of the risks from tectonic rifting and from the volcano

Volcano erupts on small Galapagos isle

Eruption followed a series of nine earthquakes

Will Tonga volcanic eruption affect global climate?

The Tonga volcanic cloud contains roughly 0.4 Teragram of sulphur dioxide and has reached an altitude of 30 km, which will not have a significant …

Ancient drop of seawater shows Earth’s tectonic activity began 3.3 bn years ago

Plate tectonics is the constant recycle process of the Earth, without which the planet would look like Mars. It was previously assumed to have …

Why Indonesia needs better tsunami warning systems

Experts believe that massive underwater landslides following the Anak Krakatau volcanic eruption are responsible for the latest tsunami, but more …

Sulphur dioxide from Caribbean volcano reaches India, WMO confirms

Volcanic emissions reaching the stratosphere can have a cooling effect on global temperatures

UNESCO Director-General deplores fires in Mount Kenya National Park

Offers full help and assistance to Nairobi so that such an incident does not recur

Volcano erupts in Hawaii

: Kilauea, the most active of the five volcanoes that form the Big Island in the archipelago, erupted on Thursday, after a series of earthquakes …

Earth’s last magnetic field flip lasted 22,000 years: Study

The most recent magnetic field reversal happened some 770,000 years ago and is named Matuyama-Brunhes after the scientists who discovered it

Aravallis: A mountain lost

The mountain range's role in defining the shape of the Indian subcontinent and its climate, and the fact that it triggered the explosion of …

Japan volcano that exploded in mid-August poses risk to ships, planes

Ash plume of Fukutoku-Okanoba higher than planes’ normal altitude; pumice blown by eruption poses hazards for ship hulls

Mount Sinabung eruption in Indonesia sends smoke flying 5 km

No casualty or injuries reported so far 

Typhoon Phanfone batters Japan

One US airman killed; hundreds of flights disrupted