Volcanoes are grouped into four types: cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes and lava volcanoes. Cinder cones are circular or oval cones made up of small fragments of lava from a single ...

Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

Kilauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smoke billows from the mouth of Mt. Shasta like a thunderous cough. Within moments, clear skies turn gray, and the sun vanishes ...

Effusive eruption at Mayon Volcano in Albay continues, and is now on its 22nd straight day. In its summary of 24-hour ...

Katia (right) and Maurice Krafft (left), in blue winter jackets, gaze upon a volcano in the distance as smoke, steam and ash swirl behind them. Credit: Image’Est A new documentary, “Fire of Love,” ...