Among Iceland's most breathtaking landscapes is the coastal point at which its yellow river meets the blue sea, separated by ...

NASA's Landsat 8 satellite snapped a stunning top-down view of an "unusually spectacular" Mount Etna eruption. Infrared data ...

This is the 10th episode of eruptive activity from Kilauea since Dec. 23, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

For centuries, the world has accepted the idea that Earth is divided into seven continents: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. However, a recent study is ...

After Albert’s explanation of Afar’s volcanic and tectonic past, I will look into this region’s Holocene volcanism, and try to create the first comprehensive volcanic history of this very ...

During the August 1992 event, an eighth of an inch of volcanic ash dusted the city of Anchorage, carried there by an eastward ...

Thinking of a trip to the land of fire and ice? I recently went on a mother-daughter cruise around Iceland with Windstar ...

Off the Map Travel has introduced a new collection of Nordic summer experiences. | Available from June to August, these trips ...

What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of ...

Visit the observatory website for past “Volcano Watch” articles, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa updates, volcano photos, maps, recent earthquake information and more. Email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.

It did, however, add one caveat that you need to look out for on a vacation in Iceland. "Volcanoes. Iceland is a volcanic island, and volcanic islands sometimes have volcanic eruptions.

SANTORINI, Greece (AP) — Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes overnight and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered emergency plans in case the hundreds ...