A dramatic video released by Indonesian authorities captured a harrowing pyroclastic flow from Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, racing approximately 1,000 metres toward the Kali ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volcanoes are nature's most dramatic rocks, and while their eruptions can be awe-inspiring, they also pose serious threats to ...

A massive volcanic eruption can cool the planet within months. What happens next may take centuries. Currently, this potential consequence is a large part of current research being conducted on the ...

Toxic gases and ash from Mount Vesuvius took just minutes to asphyxiate an estimated 2,000 Pompeians in C.E. 79. A pyroclastic flow from Mount Pelée claimed the lives of nearly 30,000 on the Caribbean ...

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions overnight Thursday that forced about 250 residents to flee to temporary shelters and left ash blanketing nearby villages ...