Note: no sound] Sakurajima volcano in Japan has erupted explosively, sending a plume of ash 2000 meters above the crater.

The Sakurajima volcano erupted, sending ash clouds over towns in Japan on January 19. Dramatic timelapse footage shows the ...

A climatic mystery about a year that gave summer a deadly pass may have been solved. Using new ice core techniques, ...

Japan is crisscrossed with 111 active volcanoes. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is responsible for monitoring volcanic activity and providing related disaster preparedness information.

In 1831, a massive volcanic eruption cooled the Earth’s atmosphere by 1 degree Celsius and even caused the Sun to appear in ...

Japan’s position along the “Ring of Fire”, a string of hundreds of volcanoes and earthquake sites in the Pacific Ocean, makes ...

Japan is frequently hit by earthquakes because of its location along the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes and fault lines ...