Mount Erebus, Antarctica’s southernmost active volcano, is generating an unexpected fortune. Every day, the volcano releases tiny particles of gold dust, a phenomenon that has captivated scientists ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK (HawaiiNewsNow) - Episode 37 of Kilauea’s eruption featured lava fountains shooting 400 feet in the air and a dramatic ‘volnado’ dust devil. The lava fountains began ...

Satellites soaring high above Earth have revealed exactly how wispy clouds are created by the giant plumes of ash belched upwards in a volcanic eruption. Volcanoes play a vital role in the cycles ...

MOUNT ST HELENS (KPTV) - Strong winds on Tuesday were spreading large amounts of dust and ash at Mount St. Helens, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS camera that points at the volcano ...

Despite the popularity of “Wicked” lately, we’re not talking about that particular twister. We’re talking about the tornado- or whirlwind-like phenomenon that has shown up frequently over the past ...

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence that led to the devastation of the Black Death in Europe. Atmospheric dust ...

An unusual volcanic rain trigger. A 2024 eruption at Iceland’s Sundhnúksgígar volcano caused an unpredicted rainstorm, but researchers weren’t sure how. Rather than the normal mechanisms for volcanic ...

ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia — A volcano in Ethiopia has erupted for the first known time in 10,000 years, spewing plumes of thick smoke and ash high into the sky and impacting air travel thousands of miles ...