Woman Hikes to the Top of an Active Volcano, Learns the Terrifying Way She Must Descend (Exclusive)

After a six-hour hike up Chile’s Villarrica Volcano, Harriet Coombs was handed an ice axe and told she had to slide down on a plastic sled ...
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See it: Snow blankets Hawaii volcanoes, as Kona Low triggers winter storm warnings

Snow coated the roads on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on Hawaii's Big Island Monday, as a storm known as a Kona Low dumped inches of snow across higher elevations.
National Geographic news

Volcanoes—everything to know about nature’s geologic architects

Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts mountains ...

Earth’s hidden AC: How volcanoes secretly cool the planet

The cooling effect that volcanoes can have on the environment is often underestimated. Volcanic eruptions produce ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...