Catastrophic casting: Mount Vesuvius eruption victims feature in landmark Pompeii exhibition Casts of victims of Pompeii’s tragic destruction after Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 are going on display ...

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites. Some called it crazy, but it worked. By Amelia Nierenberg and Egill Bjarnason ...

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — As a swarm of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions began to rip through southwestern Iceland in late 2023, a firefighter named Helgi Hjorleifsson jumped into action. Lava was ...

VOLCANO, Hawaii (KHON2) — Tūtū Pele couldn’t let the incoming Kona storm system have all the fun, as Kīlauea began lava fountaining at approximately 9:17 a.m. on March 10. This marks the beginning of ...

Kilauea, an active volcano on the island of Hawai'i, erupted on March 10, sending over 1,000 feet of lava into the air The incident marks the 43rd episode in an ongoing eruption of the volcano that ...