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In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world's most active and whose eruption could affect millions of people. Its mission: figure ...

When comedian Ben Miller applied to become an artist-in-residence at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, he was shocked when he ...

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Scientists start to solve mystery of what’s inside Mexico’s ‘majestic’ giant volcano - Most of the world’s volcanoes that ...

Volcanic eruptions usually affect land and oceans. In rare cases, they reach much higher, altering the atmosphere itself. When that happens, temperatures shift, air chemistry changes, and global air ...

That morning, lava fountains spewed from a line of fissures at the base of the summit caldera. Declared episode one, the event was only a prelude to a series of dramatic eruptions at Kīlauea in ...

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On Dec. 23, 2024, a unique eruption began in Kilauea’s Halema‘uma‘u crater, with a style of activity not seen for nearly 40 years. The eruption, characterized by high lava-fountaining episodes, has ...