European governments may have a rare window of opportunity to build up strategic gas stockpiles in the coming years to help ...

A tiny island famed for its natural beauty, including an impressive blooming of hydrangeas each summer, is ideal for nature ...

IN EUROPE, there is a 'blue island' home to a ... Faial, located in the Azores archipelago, was created by the eruption of the volcano Capelinhos. It gained its name of 'blue island' from the ...

Around the world, volcanoes that have been silent for centuries are now waking up — and scientists are keeping a close watch.

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...

So far, no-one has been able to work out if a volcano becomes more or less explosive when sea water in these vents mixes with magma. "We are trying to map the hydrothermal system," Isobel explains.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the highest volcano in Europe known for its frequent activity (it's erupted as recently as spring 2019), Mount Etna hosts hikers in the summer months and skiers ...

Night - Scattered showers with a 65% chance of precipitation. Winds NE at 15 mph (24.1 kph). The overnight low will be 72 °F (22.2 °C). Cloudy with a high of 80 °F (26.7 °C) and a 71% chance ...

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John joined Newsweek in 2020 after reporting in Central Europe and the United Kingdom. He is a graduate of National Chengchi University in Taipei and SOAS, University of London. Languages ...

Mount Otemanu is one of two peaks of an extinct volcano located at the center of the island. Rising 2,400-some feet above the lagoon, this volcanic remnant makes for a dramatic photo op or an ...