An underwater volcano erupted near the island of Vanuatu Wednesday, causing a massive explosion of ash to rise from the sea just off the South Pacific nation’s coast. The Vanuatu Meteorology and ...

At just 1,184 feet elevation, the volcano on the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu is particularly accessible.(The Associated Press) From the base, it's about a 90 minute hike to the crater rim.

A volcanic island chain that forms a Y-shape, Vanuatu is located about a quarter of the way from Australia to Hawaii. It’s made up of more than 80 islands, about 65 of which are inhabited. Its ...

Residents of Ambae, in Vanuatu, are beginning to return home this week. In this photo from Oct. 1, that was provided by the Vanuatu Meteorological and GeoHazards Department, the volcanic cone is ...

An underwater volcano off the archipelago nation of Vanuatu erupted on Wednesday, sending a cloud of ash some 300 feet into the air and prompting officials to warn residents to stay away. Locals ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — An erupting volcano has forced 6,000 people to flee their homes on an island in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu. The Manaro volcano on Ambae island has been active since ...

Google Maps is like our digital third eye, allowing us to see practically every swath of the Earth's surface. Now the mapping tool can take us underground, into the fiery depths of a volcano. As ...

Usually, Google Street View feature is used to see a potential destination from the perspective of a car, but now the feature can be used to see the inside of a volcano on a remote island.

Except, of course, for the 4200-foot tall volcano that was fuming in the distance, and whose very active past was evidenced by the basalt we had been hiking over for the better part of the morning.

Tanna Island, Vanuatu — It’s constantly hissing, fussing and belching, but every half hour or so Yasur volcano sends up a tremendous spurt of lava and a boom so loud it is deafening on the ...