Residents are wearing masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that is blanketing several Indonesian villages as ...

Volcanic ash is no ordinary dust: It gets injected into the atmosphere, climbs to the stratosphere, impacts climate, powders roadways and clogs jet engines.

Although volcanic eruptions are mostly known for their devastating impacts on land, they also influence the atmosphere in surprising ways. Particles that are catapulted into the sky by eruptions can ...

Volcano Popocatépetl prompts warnings in Mexico City Volcanic ash from Popocatépetl triggered the temporary closure of Mexico City’s Benito Juárez International Airport on Saturday ...

For the last 10 months, a volcano in Alaska has been brewing for an eruption, and now it's closer than ever. Here's what the ash could mean for airplanes.

After two eruptions this week, the Poas Volcano in Costa Rica has covered the island in ash. This volcano is a popular tourist attraction, and scientists warn that when a volcano goes silent, an ...

The Philippines' Kanlaon volcano erupted for nearly four minutes, shooting ash 2.5 miles into the sky and prompting the emergency evacuation of some 87,000 people.

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A volcanic eruption spewing out ash and smoke, leading to flight cancellations, has been caught on camera from space. The volcano, named Popocatépetl, is Mexico's most active volcano, and has ...

The skies over Florida harboured an unusual visitor on Saturday. Satellite data and pilots both reported volcanic ash high in the atmosphere over northern Florida to start the weekend, the product ...