volcano

Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has erupted for the first time in 38 years.Dramatic US Geological Survey footage captured lava flows spewing at the northwest rim of the Hawaiian volcano.It comes more than 38 years after the…

Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, started erupting Sunday night and lava was flowing from its summit by Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The lava wasn't expected to threaten populated areas,…

After centuries of inactivity, a volcano in the Alaskan panhandle has awakened from dormancy. Scientists have traced a swarm of minor earthquakes around Sitka, Alaska, in 2020 to magma activity below Mount Edgecumbe (L'úx Shaa), around 450…

Hawaii officials are warning residents of the Big Island that the world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, is sending signals that it may erupt. Scientists say an eruption isn't imminent, but they are on alert because of a recent…

Hardly anyone I know has been to Sicily. Most people I spoke to when I was planning our trip didn’t even know where it was.So, I looked it up. It is an island south of the Italian mainland. If you treat Italy as a leg and a foot (which is…