Several volcanoes in the 'Pacific Ring of Fire' have shown increased activity recently, prompting close monitoring by experts for potential eruptions. Also called the Circum-Pacific Belt, it is a ...

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volcanoes in Alaska, Washington state, Oregon and Hawaii have been rumbling and even spewing lava, enough to spark a swarm of news ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guatemalan authorities have ordered the evacuation of hundreds of people, after Central America’s most active volcano spewed gas ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing temporary closures on the Big Island.

Dozens of Guatemalan soldiers put down their guns and picked up push brooms today to help sweep the runways of the country’s main international airport, which was shut for nearly 24 hours after the ...