It’s true that lava is hot enough to burn up some of our trash. When Kilauea erupted on the Big Island of Hawaii in 2018, the lava flows were hotter than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,100 Celsius). That ...

The Hidden Climate Power of Sulfur Dioxide When massive volcanic eruptions occur, they inject millions of tons of sulfur ...

Mount Rainier has rattled through thousands of tiny earthquakes this year, a reminder that America’s most lethal volcano is ...

IFLScience needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.

The Taftan volcano in Iran frequently expels gas, but has not erupted. A volcano that has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years could be gearing up for a massive explosion, according to new ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Though immensely powerful, volcanoes are not always spewing hot lava ...

Climate change is the major driver of this year’s extreme temperatures, not the eruption last year of an underwater volcano near Tonga in the Pacific Ocean, scientists tell The Hill. While the ...

The authors conclude that their findings offer a potential explanation for how the Black Death began and moved through Europe, linking climatic disruption, famine, and the movement of grain during a ...

Scientists say they have identified the exact mechanism responsible for the exceptional tsunami that spread quickly across the world after the colossal eruption of the Tonga volcano earlier this year.

Activity has been detected under a dormant volcano near Sitka, Alaska. Mount Edgecumbe has been inactive for at least 800 years but, following a spate of earthquakes in the area earlier this year, ...

Delhi NCR is already grappling with one of its worst air-quality crises, and now a new threat looms. Volcanic ash from Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano has started drifting into Indian skies. According ...

A recent flyby of Saturn’s hazy moon Titan by the Cassini spacecraft has revealed evidence of a possible volcano, which could be a source of methane in Titan’s atmosphere. Images taken in infrared ...