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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 3 after its explosive eruption on Dec. 9, 2024 ...

Scientists provided an update Thursday on the chances of an eruption of the Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska, a situation being closely monitored by officials in Anchorage, the state’s largest city ...

Kilimanjaro is not part of a mountain range. Also called a stratovolcano (a term for a very large volcano made of ash, lava and rock), Kilimanjaro is made up of three cones: Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira.

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, or NVEWS, was first authorized by congress in 2019 to be established within the United States Geological Survey. NVEWS serves as a ...

Residents of Alaska's largest town are 'getting ready for a volcanic eruption', after a scientist warned that it could be 'explosive'. Scientists are warning those who live in Anchorage, home to ...

Ice Peaks was meant to be an alpine sanctuary. In the 1930s, the National Park Service was eyeing this unbroken corridor of glaciated Cascade mountains, deep valleys carved by wild rivers and ...

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LUCENA CITY — At least 18 volcanic earthquakes were detected over the last 24 hours in Taal Volcano in Batangas province, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs ...

Mount Kanlaon, a stratovolcano in Negros Island, erupted anew on Tuesday, April 8, spewing an ash plume 4,000 meters high. Thin ashfall has been reported in some barangays in La Carlota City which ...