Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just last week, one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history struck Kamchatka, Russia on July 29, triggering tsunami ...

Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts mountains ...

Is it going to blow — or blow over? Seismic activity levels on Alaska’s Mount Spurr soared earlier this week, sparking fear that an eruption could be on the horizon. “Earthquake activity beneath Mount ...

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 ...

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The family of Brisbane mother Julie Richards and her daughter Jessica, missing after the New Zealand volcano eruption, have ...

The central government has increased personnel and strengthened monitoring but is still struggling to predict eruptions among ...

On January 15th a magnitude 6.0 (M6.0) earthquake hit off the Oregon Coast, 183 miles west of Bandon according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Fortunately, the quake did not unleash a tsunami and no ...

Examination of earth materials and earth processes through the study of natural disasters. Topics include earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes and meteorite ...

A second volcanic eruption in the area. Just last week, one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history struck Kamchatka, Russia on July 29, triggering tsunami warnings as far as the West ...