The active Sakurajima stratovolcano in Kagoshima, Japan, erupted on Sunday, sending a huge plume of ash into the sky.

The Sakurajima volcano erupted, sending ash clouds over towns in Japan on January 19. Dramatic timelapse footage shows the volcano releasing a plume of ash 2,000 metres above the crater around 3:26 pm ...

A climatic mystery about a year that gave summer a deadly pass may have been solved. Using new ice core techniques, ...

Japan is crisscrossed with 111 active volcanoes. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is responsible for monitoring volcanic activity and providing related disaster preparedness information.

An eruption that produced one of the largest impacts on climate over the past 250 years has finally been matched with a volcano.

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Now called Iwoto, the speck of rock that lies about 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo is designated as one of 111 active volcanoes in Japan. The island’s ground temperature is high and small ...

Perhaps incredibly, some experts are putting their money on the Ring of Fire – predicting that, eventually, the Pacific Ocean ...

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is erupting with fountains of lava. Check out a USGS livestream from within the Halema'uma'u crater. Kilauea volcano entered its fourth eruptive episode on Thursday (Jan.

Government panel reveals more than 80 per cent probability of massive earthquake along Nankai Trough, an 800km-long undersea ...

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From tasting the fresh seafood and visiting the many national parks, Hokkaido's capital city offers a lot for first time ...