An updated map by the Icelandic Meteorological Office shows the different hazard levels assessed for areas around the latest eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption from volcanic fissures in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- University at Buffalo volcanologists, leaders worldwide in using advanced technologies to safeguard populations from dangerous geologic events, are pioneering the automation of the ...

The production of maps to track the progress of ongoing eruptions has long been part of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory mission to inform the public about volcanic hazards in Hawaii. The methods ...

The recent seismic activity on Iceland's main island has "completely changed the assumptions" of experts concerning monitoring of the affected area, as officials warn that new hazards could spring up ...

Mount Rainier’s quiet, snowcapped profile hides a restless interior that has just rattled itself with more than a thousand tiny earthquakes, a reminder that one of the country’s most dangerous ...

A hiker’s pack usually gets lighter over time as they plow through trail mix and water, but Annika Dechert likes to joke that hers gets heavier. As an earth sciences graduate student at the University ...

Prof. Richard (Richie) Robertson is a Vincentian Geologist who has spent the past 30+ years in the Eastern Caribbean investigating geologic hazards and working with local people and their ...

What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of volcanologists” or “a swarm of seismologists,” we’ll stick to “an assembly ...