
Volcano facts and types of volcanoes - Live Science
Feb 25, 2025 · Discover interesting facts about volcanoes, including why and where they form and history's deadliest eruption.
Volcanoes - News and Scientific Articles on Live Science | Live Science
Dec 26, 2025 · There are different types of volcanoes, including stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes and cinder cones, and different types of lava and other volcanic flows. Volcanoes can be active, dormant …
Undersea volcano off Oregon coast could erupt this year, geologists ...
Jan 2, 2025 · An undersea volcano off Oregon's coast will probably erupt in 2025, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial, is a seamount 300 miles (480 kilometers) west of Cannon Beach, Oregon. …
Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years ...
Aug 4, 2025 · Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.
What's the difference between an active, dormant and extinct volcano ...
Dec 30, 2024 · To be considered active, a volcano must have erupted at some point during the Holocene, but dormant and extinct are a little harder to define.
6 volcanoes erupt in eastern Russia after 8.8 megaquake | Live Science
Aug 5, 2025 · Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow.
Antarctica ice melt could cause 100 hidden volcanoes to erupt
Jan 6, 2025 · More than 100 volcanoes lurk beneath the surface in Antarctica. Ice sheet melt could set them off.
Antarctica is covered in volcanoes, could they erupt?
Apr 7, 2024 · Of those volcanoes, 91 were first discovered as part of a 2017 study published in the journal Geological Society. So, could any of Antarctica’s volcanoes erupt on the southernmost …
'River of fire' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La ...
May 13, 2025 · A 2021 satellite image shows destructive lava flows burning through a residential area in the Canary Islands as molten rock spilled into the sea and unleashed surprising levels of volcanic gas.
Where are most of Earth's volcanoes? - Live Science
Jul 28, 2022 · There are about 1,350 potentially active volcanoes on Earth. Where are most of these volcanoes located?