Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington Post On the slopes of an Oregon volcano, engineers are building the hottest geothermal power plant on Earth. The plant ...

It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Mount Etna—Europe’s most active volcano—put on another dramatic show recently, spewing ash and lava that grounded flights and reminded us just how unpredictable volcanoes can be. But ...

Could Washington generate electrical power from the Earth’s heat near its volcanoes? That’s what will be explored early this summer as the state Department of Natural Resources drills four to five, ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spawned a new lava fissure Saturday, emitting minor lava spatter less than a mile from a geothermal energy plant. The U.S. Geological Survey said 16 fissures have now opened ...

Icelandic authorities are rushing to block volcanic lava from reaching a power plant near an erupting volcano. The volcanic eruption in the Icelandic town of Grindavík is ongoing, with lava posing a ...

Miles beneath a giant oval-shaped crater punctured in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, is a hotbed stirring with restless, agitated magma. It is one of the most aggressive supervolcanoes in the ...

A collaboration between scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Greifswald in Germany has uncovered a powerful new way volcanoes give life to the Earth: ...

The summit region of Kīlauea experienced tephra fallout and a Kona low storm this past week. Cleanup, recovery, and regrowth ...