"The volcanoes are the result of the slow slide of dense oceanic crust as it sinks beneath North America (subduction), which ...

Cornell University scientists studying six North American volcanoes within the Cascade Range found something totally unexpected underneath.

Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island’ in November of 2024, caused by a submarine mud volcano called Kumani Bank. Satellites show that the island formed 15 ...

Researchers from Oregon State University, the University of Washington, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington presented their volcano forecast at the annual meeting of the American ...

Arenal Volcano is an active volcano in Costa Rica, which is in the south part of North America. It is famous for an intense eruption period, which lasted from 1968 until 2010 - more than 40 years.

Popocatépetl is the second most active volcano in Mexico. In terms of explosive activity and population threat, it ranks highest in Mexico and North America. One of the 10 most-populated volcanoes in ...