This week has seen two major volcanic eruptions, so it's a great time to try to learn why these spectacular events occur. Dr Siobhán Power of Geological Survey Ireland answers some questions, but ...

Predicting when a volcano might erupt is very difficult. Some volcanoes erupt almost constantly, such as Kīlauea on Hawaii, but others may have gaps of hundreds of thousands of years between eruptions ...

Around 3,400 residents of a small Icelandic fishing village were ordered to evacuate earlier this month after the country’s meteorological officials warned of a “significant likelihood” of a volcanic ...

If you've ever held or beheld a diamond, there's a good chance it came from a kimberlite. Over 70% of the world's diamonds ...

More than 2,000 earthquakes were recorded in one day. An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is gearing up for an eruption, according to volcanologists who are monitoring for activity. The ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Scientists have warned that a string of volcanic eruptions along the volatile 'Ring of Fire' could have been caused by an enormous earthquake. The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, roared ...

A volcano in the throes of eruption truly is a force of nature. Molten rock, ash and gases from deep within the Earth’s mantle find their way up to the surface and either flow slowly out of a fissure ...

An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon that was forecast to erupt sometime this year doesn’t look imminent, according to volcanologists who are closely monitoring it. The Axial Seamount is ...

22:45, Wed, Aug 6, 2025 Updated: 23:15, Wed, Aug 6, 2025 An earthquake has struck just miles north of an Alaskan volcano currently showing signs of unrest and the potential for eruption. The US ...

The ice-covered Grímsvötn volcano on Iceland produced an unusually large and powerful eruption in 2011, sending ash 20km into the atmosphere, causing the cancellation of about 900 passenger flights.