When asked if Lassen Volcanic Center erupted would it be like Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano and Guatemala’s Fuego’s eruption, he said it wouldn’t be like either. The Lassen area is a different kind of ...

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

Bend, a city nestled in Oregon’s high desert, is near Newberry Volcano, a large shield volcano last active about 1,300 years ago. Newberry’s presence has greatly influenced local geology, including ...

Learn about the largest active volcano on Earth Mauna Loa in Hawaii. Discover its massive size, eruption history, and fascinating facts about its role in shaping the Hawaiian Islands.

Mount rainier. Image via Sarahtopidae, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Another notable giant in the Cascade Range is Mount Rainier. Towering over the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area, Mount Rainier is ...

Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano in Sicily, Italy, poses ongoing threats despite its 'basic' alert level. This stratovolcano, monitored by INGV, experiences frequent eruptions and gas ...

A stratovolcano, the classic conical shape with a central crater, is formed by layers of lava from repeated eruptions over thousands of years – the iconic image many have when thinking of a volcano.

Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna on Sicily, is erupting again, sending tourists running away from a huge plume of ash and smoke in the air and lava flowing down its slope.

(A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is often steep and conical, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. In contrast, shield volcanoes , like Hawaii's Mauna Loa, are larger but ...

Scientists can predict when a volcano is about to erupt by looking at the vegetation nearby. A new study collaboration between NASA and the Smithsonian Institution claims that the greenness of the ...

Non-explosive eruptions over the last half-million years produced the large, shield-shaped Medicine Lake Volcano. A shallow, but wide caldera basin containing its namesake lake is at the summit of ...

A "zombie" volcano in Bolivia has been rumbling in its sleep — despite being dormant for hundreds of thousands of years — and scientists now think they know why.