Volcanic eruption

In a few horrible hours, Pompeii was turned from a vibrant city into an ash-embalmed wasteland, smothered by a furious volcanic eruption in A.D. 79.

Tonga will enter a lockdown Wednesday evening after finding coronavirus infections.

Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti.

Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation of Tonga.

The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday.

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) warned of another possible major volcanic eruption of Mt Aso in southwestern Japan, where an increase in volcanic earthquakes was observed, local media reported Tuesday.

There is no sign that a volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma is coming to an end