Popocatépetl, the 5,426-meter stratovolcano that looms over the eastern edge of the Valley of Mexico, sent columns of ash ...

USGS scientists have recently observed low-density tephra produced in recent eruptions become short-lived “Tephra Devils,” ...

More than 17,000 people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire continues to threaten suburban homes in Southern California ...

The boulders range from bowling ball size to much larger specimens. Waves crash in the background, adding sound and motion to ...

Fans looking to celebrate all things Star Wars this May the 4th won’t have to travel lightyears away; several iconic scenes were filmed in a place much closer to home: Death Valley National Park. In a ...

A massive cloud of ash erupted from the ground in terrifying scenes (Image: X) Disturbing footage circulating on social media shows the terrifying moment when a group of hikers fled for their lives as ...

Gabrielle Rockson is a Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2023 and covers entertainment and human interest stories. Hikers were seen fleeing for safety after a volcano erupted in ...

I don’t pretend to know much about, you know, geology, among other things, but common sense tells you that we didn’t get these mountains around us here in the Shenandoah Valley without there being ...

The rare superbloom that lit up Death Valley National Park in recent weeks is fading as an early-season heat wave bakes the Southwest. "Due to hot weather and high winds, many areas are now past peak, ...

If you were waiting to visit Death Valley when it gets hot, your time has arrived. Death Valley National Park reached the 100-degree mark at 2:17 p.m. Tuesday, said Julie Phillipson of the National ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado’s Front Range may be dry, but some other Western spots got a good soaking this winter — and that’s leading to a lot of wildflower blooms. Will there ...