The Coconucos volcanic chain is a mountain ridge dotted with at least 14 volcano craters, including one that is active and ...

Rising to an imposing height of 5,636 metres (18,491 feet), Pico de Orizaba is known for testing climbers with its thin air, ...

According to the British Geological Survey, there are around 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth. Perhaps surprisingly, 82 of those volcanoes are located in Europe, which is not necessarily the continent ...

Damavand lies in the Alborz range, near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea. A dormant volcano, Damavand rises 5,609m into the skies of Iran. It's the highest peak in the country and holds ancient ...

A high-altitude climber from Haryana has etched his name in record books after leading an Indian mountaineering team to the summit of Pico de Orizaba, the highest peak in Mexico and the tallest ...

In about the time it takes to drive from San Francisco to Yosemite Valley or Lake Tahoe, you could be starting a hike to the top of one of California's tallest volcanoes. September is the magic month ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities raised the alert for Mount Semeru volcano to the highest level on Wednesday after a series of eruptions prompted evacuations. The volcano is the ...

In Russia’s far east, a massive ash plume towered into the sky as the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano erupted on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. The volcano is one of the tallest and most active in the ...

Steamboat Geyser is the world’s tallest active geyser, and it used to be really active. For the past several years, the feature blasted steaming hot water hundreds of feet into the air above ...