Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

Sep. 24, 2024 — A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals ...

It's easy to think that Earth, our home planet, is completely unique, but the more we discover about the solar system, the more we see these remarkable similarities, like having volcanoes on Io.

The fatalities, including a child, were located within a 2.4-mile radius of the volcano's crater. The eruptions impacted at least 10,000 residents across six villages in Wulanggitang District and ...

New Jersey was once home to a fiery volcano roughly the size of Mount St. Helens – that sits in the same county as a newly mapped fault line. Rutan Hill, in Wantage, NJ, appears to be and is ...

MANILA, Philippines — Taal Volcano erupted in a phreatic event early Thursday morning, October 10, according to the state seismology bureau, Phivolcs The minor phreatic eruption, as captured by ...

Among the snow-capped volcanoes of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Adams gets relatively little love. There are more glamorous volcanoes to climb (Mount Rainier) or to ski (Mount Hood) or that have ...

A judge in New Zealand will decide whether the owners of an island volcano suffered a miscarriage of justice when their company was convicted of failing to keep visitors safe following an eruption ...

Firefighting efforts continue. The 78-acre fire smoldering in the remote East Rift Zone of Kilauea volcano, south of Napau Crater, is 70% contained. A 78-acre wildfire continues to burn in a ...

The data is not easy to get ... confirming that the volcano was still in a state of unrest and could erupt at any time. Viti crater and its milky blue lake are a big tourist draw.

MANILA, Philippines — A volcanic tremor at Taal Volcano persisted for 10 hours and 30 minutes from Saturday, October 12, to Sunday, October 13, according to Phivolcs. While Taal Volcano did not ...

As scientists in the northwest work to increase seismic monitoring in the region, they’re now shifting focus to areas beyond metro populations, adding more seismometers to volcanoes and planning ...