Cotopaxi is one of the world's highest active volcanoes and is popular with tourists. Its last eruption took place in 1940, according to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program.

Chilintosa is a 20-foot boulder that is believed to have been placed there during the 1877 Cotopaxi volcano eruption in Ecuador. A 12-foot mural on its side displays a painting of the Virgen de la ...

Elevated levels of volcanic gas and earthquakes have been recorded at the site. Alaska's Mount Spurr, an active volcano near the most populated region in the state, is getting even closer to an ...

Increasing volcanic activity at the over 11,000-foot-tall, snowcapped volcano in Alaska is likely a sign of its impending first eruption since 1992, experts say. Mount Spurr, located about 75 ...

A new tool created using AI could help forecast volcanic eruptions around the world, following breakthrough research from a University of Canterbury-led team. The data-driven models developed by ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Kilauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu crater eruption picked up again early on March 10, with lava fountains shooting up to 400-500 feet (120-150 meters) just after 2:30 a.m. HST ...

Fresh magma has intruded into the Earth’s crust underneath Alaska’s Mount Spurr, 75 miles west of Anchorage, increasing the likelihood of an eruption within the near future, government ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Increased volcanic activity on Alaska's Mount Spurr volcano indicates an eruption could be coming in the next weeks or months, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

The eruption started overnight. There is no immediate report of casualties. The 12,300-foot (3,763-meter) high volcano is one of the most active in Central America. It last erupted in June 2023.

KILAUEA, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Kilauea’s dazzling back-to-back eruptions in the caldera of Halema’uma’u has had us all in awe for the past couple of months. Lively fountains of lava ...