When an undersea volcano erupted in Tonga in January, its watery blast was huge and unusual — and scientists are still trying to understand its impacts. The volcano, known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai ...

A new generation of climate detectives is rewriting one of history’s darkest chapters, arguing that the Black Death did not erupt out of nowhere but followed a colossal volcanic blast that chilled the ...

A tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption decimated some islands of the South Pacific nation of Tonga. The crushing effect on land and infrastructure can be seen from outer space. Three of Tonga’s ...

The blast from the volcano could be heard in Alaska, and the waves crossed the ocean to cause an oil spill and two drownings in Peru. The startling satellite images resembled a massive nuclear ...

The single-person chamber resembles a spaceship transport pod with a Pacific isle stylings. Following orders, I cross my arms over my chest, cross my feet and recline. Then a trapdoor opens beneath my ...

New modelling suggests an eruption from a giant volcano could destroy roads and bridges and leave an entire community cut off just across the ditch from Australia. New Zealand’s Mount Taranaki ...

A 1956 eruption collapsed much of the Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, but frequent eruptions since — including a ...

When an undersea volcano erupted in Tonga in January, its watery blast was huge and unusual — and scientists are still trying to understand its impacts. The volcano, known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai ...