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Supervolcanic 'hell' caldera in Japan is home to 17 different volcanoes
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A 2012 astronaut photo shows the striking beauty of Japan's Aso Caldera, a "supervolcanic" structure home to more than a dozen volcanoes and "hellish" hot springs. It was formed by several major eruptions spanning more than 200,000 years.

A parade of volcanoes is erupting in Russia following an 8.8 earthquake
By Perri Thaler published
Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow.

Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years, days after magnitude 8.8 megaquake
By Patrick Pester published
Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.

Russian volcano explodes in 'powerful' eruption, likely intensified by 8.8 magnitude earthquake
By Perri Thaler published
Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia erupted shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake in the same region.

400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes discovered beneath China
By Aubrey Zerkle published
Researchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China that formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of Rodinia, around 800 million years ago.

'Ghost island' appears after underwater eruption, then vanishes into the Caspian Sea
By Harry Baker published
Earth 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.

What is the Pacific Ring of Fire?
By Perri Thaler published
The Pacific Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped belt of volcanoes known for explosive eruptions and intense earthquakes.

Enormous blobs deep beneath Earth's surface appear to drive giant volcanic eruptions
By Nicolas Flament, Annalise Cucchiaro published
Opinion 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.

Lava erupts from gigantic fissure in Iceland following earthquake swarm — and the photos are epic
By Patrick Pester published
A lava-spewing fissure has opened up along Iceland's Sundhnúkur crater row as the Reykjanes peninsula experiences another volcanic eruption.

Russian volcano grows 'devil horns' and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke
By Harry Baker published
Earth 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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