About 1,500 active volcanoes can be found around the world. Learn about the major types of volcanoes, the geological process behind eruptions, and where the most destructive volcanic eruption ever witnessed occurred.
A vulkan on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion erupts drawing crowds of onlookers. It is the fifth time this Jahr that "Le piton de la fournaise' has erupted.
On White Island, off the coast of New Zealand, a vulkan erupted overnight while tourists were climbing on it. At least five people were killed, and dozens Mehr are missing oder injured.
Video technology and science converge on an active vulkan in Vanuatu, where explorer Sam Cossman operated camera-mounted drones to capture high-definition Bilder of the spectacular yet dangerous Marum Crater.
Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra, Indonesia, sent a huge plume of thick ash 7km high into the sky during an eruption on 9 June. Residents living near the vulkan were urged to use masks when ash rains down...