Those scientists saved countless lives, but their forecast was more of an educated guess than it might have appeared. It was nothing like a weather forecast; they couldn’t say that on June 12, an explosive eruption was going to occur with anything resembling certainty,

When Mauna Loa erupted in 2022, the largest lava flow headed on a path headed directly toward Daniel K. Inouye State Highway 200, also known as Saddle Road, a critical route that carries many residents from their homes on one side to their jobs on the other.

Lava flowing down from volcano - Gani Pradana Ongko Prastowo/Getty Images Predicting volcanic eruptions before they occur is valuable for obvious reasons. The earlier scientists detect signs of an imminent eruption, the more time people will have to ...

For the first time in recorded history, the Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia’s remote Danakil region has erupted. Located southeast of the well-known Erta Ale volcano, Hayli Gubbi had no documented activity before Sunday’s eruption, making the event a ...

Suggested Citation: "5 Strengthening Volcano Science." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Volcanic Eruptions and Their Repose, Unrest ...

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, Hayli Gubbi, a volcano in Ethiopia's Afar Region, erupted for the first time in recorded history. Scientists think the last time this volcano blew was somewhere between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago, but records from this remote ...