HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has started to erupt, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby, authorities said Monday. The eruption began late Sunday ...
It measures 310,000 square kilometres (119,000 square miles) and its ‘roots’ extend around 30 kilometres (18 miles) into the Earth’s crust. (For comparison, the US state of Washington is 184,661 ...
The Kīlauea volcano has erupted 14 times since December on the Island of Hawai'i, geologists say.
Dozens of people have died, hundreds are missing and many more homes were destroyed after separate volcanic eruptions in ...
Far beneath the forests and hot springs of the American West, the continent’s largest active volcanic system is rumbling in ways scientists are only now beginning to fully resolve. New seismic ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of the United States, images of sprawling cities and vast landscapes might come to mind, but not the hidden and ...
The largest active volcano in Oregon is being drilled into as part of an effort to create a cleaner energy source. Engineers are building a geothermal power plant that taps into the energy of the ...
New seismic activity beneath Mount Teide is being monitored by scientists, with no immediate eruption risk for Tenerife.