The Great Rift in East Africa is one of the few spots on Earth being actively separated by tectonic activity and will ...

Some volcanoes threatened populations with torrents of searing lava, as the African volcano Nyiragongo did in January, 2002. But most deaths resulted from secondary causes in the wake of an ...

Often called ”Africa’s Eden,” the Ngorongoro Crater is one of Tanzania’s most spectacular attractions. A colossal collapsed volcano, whose walls enclose a lush, 100-square-mile ecosystem ...

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 3 (Reuters) - A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia was showing signs of starting to erupt on Friday, prompting authorities to move residents to temporary shelters, a state ...

Some of the world's most spectacular but least-known volcanoes lie along the East African Rift, a wide crack in the Earth's crust that runs for more than 1,200 miles from Malawi through Tanzania ...

It was feared that the volcano could create a tsunami, which could reach Portugal and western African countries. Vigorous lava flows and explosive activity took place over a three-month period in ...

African, and Antarctic plates. Though smaller in size, the minors are no less important when it comes to shaping the Earth. The tiny Juan de Fuca plate is largely responsible for the volcanoes ...

A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia was showing signs of starting to erupt on Friday, prompting authorities to move residents to temporary shelters, a state-affiliated broadcaster and a government ...