Volcanic bombs, a fundamental part of many explosive eruptions, are also a lethal hazard. If more of them blew up midflight, that would be preferable to their clonking someone on the head.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineers on July 10, 2025, visited monitoring stations downwind of the Kīlauea summit ...

Volcanic bombs can be incredibly deadly, and many people get very close to death when trying to catch sight of one. But what are they, and how do they form?

Unless you’re a meteorologist or you live in Hawaii, you may not know a hot spot refers to more than Wi-Fi. Here are some common words and phrases used when discussing volcanic activity.

Spain is set to hit highs of 42C this month, as weather maps turn volcanic red. WXCharts has forecast the hot temperatures to ...

A volcanic bomb the size of a basketball shot out of the sea at one point, crashing through the roof of a tour boat like a shotgun blast from hell, injuring over a dozen people.

A new mass of land was recently formed off the shores of Japan after an explosive underwater volcano activated at the end of October, according to researchers from the University of Tokyo.

Some wondered, why not sever these dangerous volcanic arteries? Bombs delivered by land could work, but aerial bombing could be more accurate and speedier.

Instead, it breaks up into fragments like Pele's tears, hair, and volcanic bombs once the magma is freed from the subsurface. "Lava fountaining" becomes its own, special style of volcanic activity.

Meanwhile, any large debris that falls from the sky is called volcanic bombs, as they damage anything within a few miles of the vent.

From Krakatoa to the Tonga blast, here are some of the biggest volcanic eruptions in recorded history.

Five people climbing Eurasia's tallest active volcano have died in an accident and rescuers are trying to extract two other injured climbers, Russian news reports said Saturday. The climbers were ...