THIS is the horror moment hikers run for their lives as a volcano erupts under their feet and spews choking plumes of smoke. Harrowing footage shows the tourists mere metres from the crater when

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been erupting intermittently since December last year. A volcanic eruption may have set off a chain reaction that led to Europe's deadliest pandemic. India’s aviation regulator has asked airline operators to “strictly avoid" volcanic ash affected areas.

A dormant volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has recently come back to life after more than 400 years of inactivity. The Krasheninnikova volcano began erupting in early August 2025, capturing the attention of scientists and volcanologists worldwide.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. How and if a volcano explodes depends on how and when bubbles of water vapor and carbon dioxide form in the rising magma.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected an increase in shallow seismicity and localized ground deformation beneath the south rim of Halema‘uma‘u crater, in Kilauea summit’s south caldera region.