The picturesque Eldhraun Lava Field in Iceland is home to one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions and biggest lava flow in the world. From the U.S. to India, the destruction affected climates ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spearheads Volcano Awareness Month each January on the Island of Hawaii. This year, in ...

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

More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.S. West Coast, and some scientists ...

Bárðarbunga volcano in the north of Iceland could be waking up after an earthquake "swarm" was reported this week.

One of Iceland's largest ... Fagradalsfjall volcano. In late 2023 and early 2024, new volcanic fissures formed near the fishing town of Grindavik, pumping huge plumes of lava out onto the surface.

In one of the worst-case scenarios, a lava flow could potentially ... southern end of the main island of Iceland. This peninsula features several active volcanoes and geothermal areas.