However, new evidence suggests an extraordinary natural event may have indirectly played a significant role in this collapse: ...

The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces of nature. Throughout history, some eruptions have shaken the Earth, changed the weather, and even affected human life for years. Scientists use the ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — La Soufriere volcano has fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas in the biggest explosive eruption yet since volcanic activity began on the eastern Caribbean island ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Experience the leading edge of nature's drama as Mount Etna thunders into action in a spectacular eruption that draws ...

Several hundred volcanoes lie dormant beneath the Eifel in western Germany. They are typical examples of what is known as ...