Who will stop the Rain-ier? Scientists are warning that Washington’s Mount Rainier could unleash a catastrophic mudslide that has the potential to devastate three large towns within minutes. Often ...

Harwati clasped her hands and offered a prayer on the edge of a sludge lake on the Indonesian island of Java, as dozen of ...

These fast-moving mudflows can devastate towns in a matter of minutes.

Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to ...

TOKYO — Mount Fuji hasn’t erupted since 1707. But for Volcanic Disaster Preparedness Day, Japanese officials have released computer- and AI-generated videos showing a simulation of a potential violent ...

John Pallister, retired chief of the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program, looks over an example of a field installation used for monitoring a volcano at the USGS office in Vancouver in 2016. (Amanda ...

JAKARTA: A hot mudflow has begun in multiple locations in Roburan Dolok Village, Mandailing Natal Regency, North Sumatra, triggering panic among residents, who fear a repeat of the devastating Lapindo ...

Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to ...

View post: This Critically Acclaimed Actress Is Back on the Red Carpet for the First Time in Over a Decade Just last week, one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history struck Kamchatka, ...

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