An Airbus A320 operated by United Airlines had to return to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) on Friday after concerns of volcanic ash in the air. The aircraft was headed to Benito Jurez ...

So, how do airlines decide it's not safe to fly when a volcano erupts? And why is volcanic ash so dangerous for aircraft, anyway? Volcanic ash particles are very, very abrasive. They can cause ...

Mt. Etna eruption disrupts flights across southern Italy as volcanic ash grounds planes at Catania Airport. Travelers face cancellations and delays.

Researchers from the Ateneo de Manila University and from National University- Mall of Asia Campus have found a surprising ...

Researchers have created geopolymer mortar blocks from Taal volcanic ash, potentially suitable for constructing ...

MANILA, Philippines — Magma is now coming out as ash from Kanlaon Volcano. The large amounts of volcanic ash the volcano scattered across Negros might just be useful. All that ash need not go to ...

Kanlaon Volcano, which straddles Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, on Saturday emitted ash twice and had 29 volcanic earthquakes ... from the volcano's summit should evacuate. Flying aircraft ...

Iceland is preparing for another volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes ... leading to a far better understanding of the threat from an ash cloud to aircraft and a better preparedness of the entire ...

So I’ll need to stay at a safe distance! Volcanic ash. Clouds of ash can rise miles into the sky and block out light from the Sun, changing temperatures across the land and damaging aeroplanes ...