A major U.S. city is under threat from a potential volcanic eruption after more than 20 earthquakes were recorded in Alaska.

An explosion on Mount Spurr could generate massive cloud of ash, which could mess with airplanes and cause issues for humans.

Researchers found that a potential powerful earthquake combined with rising sea levels could lead to a mega tsunami.

The league of experts and scientists who have spent decades keeping watch is being decimated by the Trump administration’s staffing cuts.

Scientists are on high alert for an impending volcanic eruption that could spark international travel chaos. Mount Spurr in Alaska is an 11,000-foot-tall volcano roughly 80 miles from the state's ...

the event 'would be explosive,’ adding it would likely mimic the volcano’s last eruption in 1992. Back then, three blasts rocked Alaska over the summer, with August’s eruption shutting down ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) issued an update Friday, saying that the 11,000-foot-tall volcano has a lower level of erupting than it reported earlier in the year, but warned the event is ...

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If an eruption happens, it would likely occur at Crater Peak, shown in the background of this summit photograph. Photograph by Matt Loewen, Alaska Volcano Observatory, U.S. Geological Survey ...