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

Bali’s Mt Agung erupts again, grounding 450 flights

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

Volcano erupts on small Galapagos isle

Eruption followed a series of nine earthquakes

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 …

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 …

Typhoon Phanfone batters Japan

One US airman killed; hundreds of flights disrupted