Around 74,000 years ago, a volcano called Toba in Sumatra exploded, and some scientists think it had a serious impact on the ...

A volcanic eruption may have triggered “the largest known plague pandemic in human history,” according to a new study about ...

The eruption lasted for just over 12 hours. Kīlauea spewed more than 3 billion gallons (16 million cubic yards) of lava during this event—enough to fill 25,000 Olympic swimming pools. The eruptive ...

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

The Hidden Climate Power of Sulfur Dioxide When massive volcanic eruptions occur, they inject millions of tons of sulfur ...

A major volcanic cataclysm may have been ultimately responsible for the spread of the Black Death across Europe in the 1340s.

Sessions are scheduled for Jan. 14 and 21 at Pāhala and Nāʻālehu public libraries, respectively. Come to the Kahuku Unit of ...

A volcanic eruption around 1345 may have set off a chain reaction that unleashed Europe's deadliest pandemic the Black Death, ...

The rapid spread of the Black Death through medieval Europe could have its origins in a massive volcanic eruption, according ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

December 16th marks significant global events, from Mount Fuji's last eruption in 1707 to the 2009 US premiere of the groundbreaking film 'Avatar'. Th ...