What Will Mexico Do When Its Deadliest Volcano Erupts?
Popocatépetl, Mexico's largest active volcano, sits next to some major population hubs. With a major eruption forecasted within the next 100 years, will the public be ready?
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Guatemala’s Death Toll Rises as the Fuego Volcano Continues to Erupt (in Photos)
Guatemala struggles to recover from its most severe volcanic eruption in 45 years.
Hawaii’s Volcanic Eruption Could Hit Low-Income Residents Hardest
Impoverished communities are often the most affected by natural disasters.
Viewfinder: A Volcanic Eruption in Hawaii
A plume of volcanic smoke rises over the area of Leilani Estates on May 6th, 2018, on Hawaii's Big Island.
Viewfinder: Praying at a Volcano in Bali
Balinese Hindus take part in a ceremony, where they pray near Mount Agung in hope of preventing a volcanic eruption, on November 26th, 2017.
Volcanoes May Have Helped Bring Down Ancient Egypt
A new study links explosive volcanic eruptions with social unrest.
A Historic Eruption
In Island on Fire, Alexandra Witze and Jeff Kanipe put recent volcanic events into the context of the legendary 1783 eruption of Iceland's Laki.
EarthScope: A Seismic Shift in Data Gathering
Two hundred years after the New Madrid quake rocked the U.S., Earthscope, a traveling scan of what lies underneath North America, reveals more about earthquakes and volcanoes.
CSI: Pompeii
The ancient Romans of Pompeii were already parboiled when the lava arrived, according to a new investigation with scary implications for modern-day Naples.