Hayli Gubbi, which rises to 500 metres (1,640 feet), is the southernmost volcano of the Erta Ale Range, a chain of low-lying shield volcanoes in the Afar region. It has had no known eruptions for ...

A volcanic explosion, somewhere in the tropics, may have increased European trade with central Asia—which brought fleas ...

A recent volcanic eruption of the Hayli Hubbi Volcano in Ethiopia, which was dormant for over 12000 years, occurred. The huge ...

The Black Death ravaged Europe, and scientists and historians are still working to understand how it became so deadly ...

Oliverio Quira often checks on his cattle near the Purace volcano in southwestern Colombia. Despite a recent alert about a ...

New data suggests an eruption cooled Europe, disrupted harvests and pushed Italian states into grain trades that may have ...

New research suggests that a combination of volcanic activity, cold summers and famine brought the deadly plague to Europe.

A volcanic eruption may have triggered “the largest known plague pandemic in human history,” according to a new study about ...

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii- The saga continues as Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano erupts for the 38th time. Starting at ...

Kīlauea's 38th eruption episode ended after 12 hours, featuring 50-100 feet high lava fountains, briefly peaking at ...

The eruption lasted for just over 12 hours. Kīlauea spewed more than 3 billion gallons (16 million cubic yards) of lava during this event—enough to fill 25,000 Olympic swimming pools. The eruptive ...

Sessions are scheduled for Jan. 14 and 21 at Pāhala and Nāʻālehu public libraries, respectively. Come to the Kahuku Unit of ...