The recent earthquake swarm near Santorini has brought the topic of volcanoes in Greece back into the spotlight.

Lava domes: These domes are small masses of lava that accumulate around and over the volcano’s vent. Lava domes commonly are found inside the craters or on the flanks of large composite volcanoes.

G eologists are closely monitoring Mount Spurr in the Aleutian Arc of Alaska, USA, after continued volcanic unrest. The ...

A little-known volcano on a remote Pacific island may have been the source of one of the 19th century’s most powerful ...

The Kilauea volcano in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has erupted for the seventh time since December last year, spewing lava from the Halemaʻumaʻu pit crater. Spectacular timelapse footage from ...

“Small lava dome fountains in the north vent are feeding short lava flows in the southwest part of the caldera,” the USGS wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday. “Volcanic gas emissions are elevated ...

The explosions reportedly originate from ring fractures along the crater rim, where the El Caliente lava dome remains highly active. Thermal imaging highlights the movement of hot volcanic ...

Mount Spurr is an ice and snow-covered stratovolcano complex, meaning that it is a large, cone-shaped volcano formed by lava flows, pyroclastic deposits, mudflow deposits, and lava domes.

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK ... (USGS), current eruptive activity included small dome fountains of 16-33 feet that were feeding a short lava flow from the north vent. Officials said there ...

Pantelleria’s extreme conditions have shaped its centuries-old way of growing grapes—a method that is recognized by UNESCO.

Located in Chile’s Atacama Desert lies the highest motorable road in the world, climbing to an incredible 5,800 metres, or just over 19,000 feet above sea level. Refugio Tejos serves as a ...