Volcano monitoring is not a prediction that disaster is imminent. Scientists watch deformation, earthquakes, gas, heat, and ...

More than 1,500 volcanoes have erupted on land in the past 10,000 years, and roughly 1,350 of them are still considered potentially active today, excluding those hidden along mid-ocean ridge belts.

Hawaii's Kilauea was spraying a spectacular fountain of lava on Monday, keeping up its reputation as one of the world's most active volcanoes. For over a year now, Kilauea has been regularly throwing ...

Located on the island of Sicily, in Italy, Mount Etna is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Documentation of its many eruptions stretches back as far as 2,700 years ago, with the most recent ...