One eyewitness wrote, "the coasts of Java, as those of Sumatra, were entirely destroyed ... volcano fatalities. There were clear signs in the spring of 1902 that Pelée threatened the nearby city ...

"Our warehouse and workshop garages with seven trucks have been destroyed ... looting Goma city, but Rwandan soldiers were trying to restrain them. The Nyiragongo volcano is one of eight on ...

Stunning Roman frescoes have been uncovered by archeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Experts say the newly discovered ...

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park has been constantly erupting since 1983 In 1990 a new lava flow destroyed the historic fishing village of Kalapana, encasing it in rock ...

HONOLULU, March 13. -- The officers of the steamer Sierra, which has arrived here from Sydney, N.S.W., via Samoa, report that the violent eruption of the volcano on the Island of Savail of the ...

gorging the volcano's fissures with spewing fountains of fast-moving lava. This occurred during Nyiragongo's lethal eruptions in 1977 and 2002, wreaking havoc on the city of Goma and its people.

A volcano near Alaska's largest city is likely to erupt soon. Scientists say Mount Spurr — about 80 miles from Anchorage — is becoming more seismically active, spewing large amounts of ...