The Associated Press Emergency services search the rubble of houses destroyed overnight by an earthquake, in Samsat, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Turkish officials say dozens were slightly injured after an earthquake in southeastern Turkey. The earthquake struck Samsat … Read More
Europe and Atlantic Ocean: Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy) Etna (Sicily, Italy) Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields)(Italy) La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)) Iceland: Kverkfjöll (Eastern Iceland) Öraefajökull(Iceland) Katla (Southern Iceland) Askja (Central Iceland) Bardarbunga(Central Iceland) Grímsvötn (Iceland) Hekla (Iceland) Africa and Indian Ocean: Heard (Australia, Southern Indian Ocean) Piton de la … Read More
Researchers used seismic tomography to find Yellowstone’s hotspot suspected to be part of a mantle plume originating from Earth’s mantle and core boundary. “Stealing” the supervolcano’s heat may prevent the next Yellowstone eruption. ( Mark Ralston | AFP/Getty Images ) A giant … Read More
A caldera-forming volcano supplies the heat for the hydrothermal features in Yellowstone National Park. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Yellowstone National Park sits squarely over a giant, active volcano. This requires attention. Yellowstone has been a national park since 1872, but … Read More
It’s 4:18 in the afternoon in Oakland, California. Deep below the city, the Hayward Fault — one of the most active fault lines in the country — suddenly slips, setting off a magnitude-7.0 earthquake. Violent shaking is felt throughout the … Read More
A LARGE number of earthquakes have been felt beneath volcanoes across the world, sparking fears of major eruptions, so are any volcanoes erupting and could there be a violent explosion? In Hawaii a total of 18 earthquakes have been … Read More
San Francisco instantly became a hellscape of rubble and ruin 112 years ago today, thanks to a magnitude-7.9 earthquake and subsequent fire that killed thousands of people. Seismologists have said California is due — and perhaps overdue — for the “big one,” … Read More
RALEIGH, N.C. — Tornado watches and severe thunderstorm warnings expired for a majority of North Carolina Sunday night as a line of severe storms that caused death and destruction across the state moved east. A tornado watch issued by the National … Read More
Strong winds are fueling more than two dozen wildfires burning across Oklahoma and Texas. Authorities say one blaze in western Oklahoma is estimated to be nearly 40 miles (64 kilometers) across at its widest point. Oklahoma Forestry Services spokeswoman Michelle Finch-Walker says 14 … Read More
A mass evacuation of people from Ambae Island in Vanuatu is being planned due to volcanic ash fall making the island uninhabitable. The Pacific nation of Vanuatu is planning a mass evacuation after a state of emergency was declared on … Read More