The climate-altering eruption came from the Zavaritskii volcano on an uninhabited island in the Pacific that once hosted a ...

Beaches around the world come in many colors, from the familiar golden and white sands to rarer hues like pink, red, and even ...

black and white layers of past eruption deposits. Photo: Oleg Dirksen The 1831 eruption was so powerful that it formed the caldera (the hollow basin) that dominates the volcano today. The cooling ...

The 1831 eruption occurred at Zavaritskii volcano on Simushir Island. The explosion generated a 1.87-mile-wide caldera, revealing red, black and white layers made up of past eruptive deposits.

Using ice core samples, researchers linked a natural disaster with a trove of nearly 5,000-year-old artifacts discovered at ...

The 2009 eruption of Sarychev Peak Volcano, Kuril Islands, viewed from the International Space ... [+] Station. A new study says that a similar eruption was behind a cooling event with worldwide ...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists measured lava fountains reaching about 200 feet high. More USGS HVO Kīlauea's eruptions have significant implications for local residents, visitors ...

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an island volcano in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

Now, nearly 200 years later, scientists have identified the “mystery volcano.” The eruption was one of the most powerful of the 19th century, spewing so much sulfur dioxide into the ...