Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) represent some of the most formidable and complex volcanic phenomena, characterised by a turbulent mixture of solid particles and gases that surge down slopes at ...

While the town around him was engulfed by searing pyroclastic flows, one man achieved the impossible from a prison cell with a single ventilation shaft. Here’s how he did it. While humans have adapted ...

A volcanic eruption in Italy left people scurrying for cover from what officials are saying is a pyroclastic flow. Several videos circulating online show people running as smoke from the side of Mount ...

MILAN, Italy — Mt. Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke high into the sky. But the defining event of Monday’s ...

After a year of explosive episodes, the summit continues inflating with fountaining possible as early as Wednesday.

ROME -- A giant explosion from an Italian volcano sent locals and tourists running for cover on Wednesday. Stromboli, a volcano located on a small island off the coast of Sicily, erupted, sending a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Mount Etna erupted with a massive plume of ash that rose above Catania in Sicily. | Credit: ...

Aerial view of Crater Lake in Oregon, a collapse caldera formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the past 8,000 years. A detailed survey of the volcanic deposits found offshore Japan ...