The arrival of food for up to 70,000 people has also coincided with a cholera outbreak among some of the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing the area. The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo has left an ...

The emerging crisis in eastern DR Congo and especially around the city of Goma, in the province of North Kivu, has worrying implications for cholera in the region. The area around Goma has been ...

Prior to the eruption, which occurred between 4:36am and 5am, the institute had recorded 53 volcanic earthquakes over a 24-hour period and local officials reported rumbling sounds. Phivolcs also ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Bulusan’s alert status from 0 to 1 on its five-level scale, signalling low-level volcanic unrest and warning of possible ...

The likelihood of an eruption has decreased from March, but the volcano remains at an elevated level of unrest and an explosive eruption (or eruptions) like those that occurred in 1953 and 1992 is ...

Although volcanic eruptions can strike when least expected, they sometimes give off warning signs that can be captured by advanced technology. One innovative way to monitor eruptions is now being put ...

The largest volcanic eruption in human history resulted in a few years of warm weather, according to an analysis of ancient sediments, and not a severe volcanic winter as some researchers had thought.

The recent eruptions of Poás Volcano in Costa Rica have significantly disrupted tourism in nearby communities, including Poás, Poasito, Fraijanes, Vara Blanca, and Los Cartagos. Although these areas ...

This will increase its ability to visualize eruptions on the sun’s surface. Those storms hurl particles and radiation into space, producing spectacular auroras on Earth — but also can disrupt some ...

The magma cap is critical for preventing eruptions at Yellowstone. Geoscientists have discovered a magma cap at Yellowstone National Park that is likely playing a critical role in preventing a ...

making sure the pressure and heat below remain trapped Scientists say the stability of the cap likely plays a role in preventing a large volcanic eruption A magma cap that is likely playing a ...

This magma cap traps heat and pressure, but also allows gas to vent, reducing eruption risk. Seismic imaging and computer models were used to determine the depth and structure of the magma system.