Roughly 50 kilometers separate two of Central America’s most dangerous volcanoes, and both are erupting. At Santa Maria, the ...

Avalanches of ash, gas and rock that cascade downhill during volcanic eruptions may be even more dangerous than scientists had realized. Pulses of high pressure form within these slides, known as ...

Pyroclastic flows are some of the most fearsome hazards posed by erupting volcanoes. These avalanches of superheated ash, gas, and rock are responsible for some of the most famous volcanic disasters ...

MANILA, Philippines — Since showing increased activity earlier this year, Mayon Volcano generated its "largest" pyroclastic density current so far, with an ash plume reaching up to 1,000 meters on ...

AS the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-Phivolcs) assesses a ...

More than 300 families were evacuated after Mayon volcano's lava deposits collapsed, resulting in significant ashfall over 87 villages. Although there was no explosive eruption, the pyroclastic flow ...

Thousands of years ago, at different points in time, clouds of ash, rock and hot gas rushed across the Mojave and Sonoran deserts as two volcanoes erupted. These destructive events are long over. But ...

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) represent some of the most formidable and complex volcanic phenomena, characterised by a turbulent mixture of solid particles and gases that surge down slopes at ...

A group of archaeologists, led by researchers from the University of Tokyo, announce the discovery of a part of a Roman villa built before the middle of the first century. This villa, near the town of ...

(AP) -- The Philippines' most active volcano could have a huge eruption within days, officials warned Sunday after detecting a drastic surge in earthquakes and eerie rumbling sounds in surrounding ...