Officials say there was no indication that the volcano was going to erupt, inspite of the fact that the Calbuco volcano is one of the most active in Chile. Chilean authorities have issued a red alert ...

Reports say the latest eruption was less powerful, but sent a large plume of dark grey smoke and ash rising from the crater. Following the latest eruption, the National Geology and Mines Service ...

Pyroclastic flows, volcanic ash and tsunamis changed some of the surrounding landscape forever. Coral was thrown onto the ...

Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts mountains ...

For decades, volcanologists believed that the primary trigger for explosive eruptions was a drop in pressure as magma rises toward the surface. When pressure falls, gases dissolved deep within the ...