Satellites soaring high above Earth have revealed exactly how wispy clouds are created by the giant plumes of ash belched upwards in a volcanic eruption. Volcanoes play a vital role in the cycles ...

India is already battling “very poor” air quality, and now volcanic ash from Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi eruption has entered our airspace, making things even worse. Packed with fine particles and sulphur ...

Video footage of Iceland's 2010 Eyjafjallaj kull eruption is providing researchers with rare, up-close observations of volcanic ash clouds -- information that could help better forecast how far ...

A fossilized vulture feather reveals how volcanic ash can turn fragile tissues into stone with astonishing detail.

One of two main craters on Alaska's Mount Spurr, shown in 1991. Earthquake activity suggests the volcano is close to erupting again in 2025. R.G. McGimsey/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S. Geological ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Heads up, Florida! Volcanic ash is moving over the state. Parts of the First Coast saw a more colorful sunset due to the ash Saturday, and it could affect Sunday's sunrise the ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Ash particles from Iceland's still-erupting volcano remain high in the atmosphere and do not pose a health risk so far to people in Europe, the World Health Organization said on ...

The Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia's Afar region erupted on Sunday for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick ...

* Most hazardous volcanic ash particles remain high up * Asthmatics, heart patients may face risks if cloud falls * Low pressure weather system seen shifting cloud to Arctic By Laura MacInnis GENEVA, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) David Kitchen, University of Richmond (THE CONVERSATION) Volcanoes inspire awe with ...