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'Ghost island' appears after underwater eruption, then vanishes into the Caspian SeaEarth from space A series of photos taken between 2022 and 2024 shows the emergence and rapid disappearance of a volcanic "ghost island" off the coast of Azerbaijan.
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What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?The Pacific Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped belt of volcanoes known for explosive eruptions and intense earthquakes.
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Enormous blobs deep beneath Earth's surface appear to drive giant volcanic eruptionsOpinion Pillars of hot rock appear to connect continental-size moving blobs at the bottom of Earth's mantle to giant volcanic eruptions at its surface.
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Lava erupts from gigantic fissure in Iceland following earthquake swarm — and the photos are epicA lava-spewing fissure has opened up along Iceland's Sundhnúkur crater row as the Reykjanes peninsula experiences another volcanic eruption.
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Russian volcano grows 'devil horns' and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smokeEarth from space A false-color satellite photo from 2023 shows a devilish pair of lava flows and an enormous plume of smoke spewing from Klyuchevskoy, the tallest volcano in Europe and Asia.
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Melting glaciers could trigger volcanic eruptions around the globe, study findsGlacial melt could increase volcanic activity in North America, New Zealand and Russia, spewing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
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Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupts twice in 2 days, unleashing 6-mile-high ash cloudMount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Tuesday and Wednesday, unleashing gigantic ash plumes and showering villages with volcanic debris.
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'River of fire' flows from Mount Etna during 'crazy' explosive outburstEarth from space A recent satellite image captured a glowing river of lava flowing down the flank of Europe's largest active volcano as it spectacularly blew its top and unleashed a towering plume of ash, smoke and toxic gases into the skies over Sicily.
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Hidden layer beneath Italy's Campi Flegrei caldera may explain why it's so restlessAccording to new research, the active volcano that sits west of Naples has a "tuff" layer about two miles beneath the surface that traps volcanic gases deep below the caldera's floor.
