The lava flows and ash clouds were probably caused by the collapse of a flank of Etna’s southeast crater, authorities said, ...

At the more explosive end of the scale are Plinian eruptions. These include the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, ...

Videos circulating on social media showed visitors rushing to descend the mountain as volcanic plumes rose overhead.

Sicily’s Mount Etna has put on a fiery show, sending a cloud of smoke and ash miles into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population.

It’s one of the world’s most active volcanoes. The eruption closed off the summit to tourists Monday, but reportedly posed no ...

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.

From downtown Catania to coastal viewpoints across Sicily, locals and visitors watched as the ash plume stretched more than ...

And while the advisory assured that the “likelihood of an eruption continues to gradually decline,” the 11,000-foot-tall volcano remains at an “elevated state of unrest,” meaning that an “explosive ...

Despite a decline in volcanic activity over the past two months, Spurr is at a yellow alert level, indicating that activity ...

Despite a recent decrease in activity, there’s still a chance Mount Spurr will blow. And if that happens, there are a few ...

The USGS has announced that Kilauea volcano is ejecting fountains of lava in a manner not seen since the Pu'u'ō'ō eruption in ...

In March, the observatory said Spurr’s eruption was “likely, but not certain, to occur within the next few weeks or months.” Since that report, activity at the volcano has declined slightly, though ...