First Person - RNZ Pacific reporter, Iliesa Tora, reflects on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption, saying people ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there is no tsunami threat to Guam or the Northern Marianas from an earthquake in the Vanuatu Islands. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded an earthquake ...

A study on the Yellowstone Caldera, located at the center of the eponymous park and is one of the largest volcanic systems in the world, identified how much magma is currently beneath the caldera and ...

In 1815, Mount Tambora experienced the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption's effects altered Earth’s climate for years and even led to the “year without summer” in 1816.

Aerial view looking to the southwest of the active eruption in Halema‘uma‘u crater on Dec. 30, 2024. The lava fountains are reaching up to 100 feet high and feeding the incandescent lava in the ...

A new Netflix series making its own waves centers on the scenario of a volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands off west Africa. A mega tsunami more powerful than any ...

Officials say the mostly likely cause of the tsunami was a landslide caused by the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, and made worse by a full moon which caused a tidal wave.

A team of scientists have revealed the mystery location of a giant volcanic eruption which almost wiped out the entire world 200 years ago. Researchers from the University of St Andrews have ...

As an area known for frequent seismic activity at high magnitudes of 8.5, one such volcanic eruption from the “Ring of Fire” in 2006 even sent a tsunami all the way to the California coast.

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has worked in the fields of neuroscience research and mental health treatment. Laura is an editor and staff ...

Humanity could face a massive volcanic eruption this century ... On August 26, 1883, the volcano on the island of Krakatoa in Indonesia erupted, causing one of the loudest sounds ever recorded ...