Ash clouds are made of tiny particles that were lofted into the atmosphere from a volcanic eruption and can have a huge impact, even thousands of miles from the eruption.

When a large volcano erupts, as Mount Spurr appears close to doing about 80 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, it can ...

Volcanoes inspire awe with spectacular eruptions and incandescent rivers of lava, but often their deadliest hazard is what ...

Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes and revered as the divine creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Every year, people leave over 10,000 offerings at Pele’s shrine at Halemaʻumaʻu crater.