Photo of volcano eruption at Mount Redoubt in Alaska in 2009 Credits: Game McGimsey, USGS Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth’s surface temperature is ...

From the rice paddies of South Asia to the wheat fields of northern China, summer monsoon rains sustain the livelihoods of ...

The 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia left a huge crater, along with a sometimes unexpected legacy. Jialiang Gao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons On April 10, 1815, the Tambora volcano ...

New research is exploring the climate impact of the 2022 Hunga Tonga volcano eruption and challenging existing assumptions about its effects in the process. New research from a collaborative team ...

An unknown volcanic eruption in the mid-14th century may have set the stage for the spread of the Black Death in Europe, according to a new study. By triggering a cool and overcast period in the ...

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Jan. 15, 2022, it sent atmospheric shock waves, sonic booms, and tsunami waves around the world. Now, scientists are finding the volcano’s effects ...

When Lars Larson asked about climate solutions, I explained the essence of my recent article: an innovative geoengineering solution that should be tried: Large balloons at high altitudes to reflect ...

There's not even a hint of a looming eruption at Yellowstone. But you might wonder why, considering its violent past: Yellowstone has hosted "supereruptions" — the most explosive type of volcanic ...