Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active since 1994, spewing plumes of smoke, gas and ash more or less daily. The ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

When individuals hear volcanoes, they tend to envision blazing eruptions blasting into the air. However, volcanoes can also collapse sideways, with their sides, or flanks, collapsing. Such a collapse ...

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ANTIGUA, Guatemala – Volcan de Fuego in southern Guatemala kicked off Halloween by lighting up the early morning sky with explosions and lava bursts. Time-lapse footage shows the volcano repeatedly ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl volcano's interior ...