A Philippine volcano belched smaller plumes of ash Thursday but shuddered continuously with earthquakes and cracked roads in nearby towns, which were blockaded by police due to fears of a bigger eruption.

A town in the Philippines is seen covered in ash in drone footage. The town and surrounding areas *were* evacuated before the eruption of the Taal volcano and no deaths are reported.

A volcano near the Philippine capital spewed lava into the sky and trembled constantly Tuesday, possibly portending a bigger and more dangerous eruption, as tens of thousands of people fled villages darkened and blanketed by heavy ash.

A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, spilling lava down its sides toward the sea. Ecuador’s Galapagos National Park said the La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina island began erupting Sunday night. The 1,476-meter (4,842-foot) volcano last erupted in mid-2018. The island is home to a number of species, including iguanas, penguins, flightless cormorants and...

Red-hot lava gushed out of a Philippine volcano Monday after a sudden eruption of ash and steam that forced villagers to flee and shut down Manila’s international airport, offices and schools.

A man who died in an Australian hospital became the 20th casualty of a New Zealand volcano eruption more than a month ago, officials said on Monday.

Another person has died after a volcanic eruption on a New Zealand island earlier this month, bringing the death toll to 17, authorities said Monday. The person, who NBC News reported was not identified, died Sunday night at a hospital in the city of Auckland, New Zealand Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims said in a statement. Two people — a 40-year-old...

Police divers returned to the waters around New Zealand’s volcanic White Island at dawn Saturday to search for the remaining two victims of an eruption that left at least 16 dead and dozens severely burned. Military specialists on Friday recovered six bodies from the island in . Two more bodies of victims known to have been on the island could...

New Zealand police and military specialists launched a risky operation Friday to recover the bodies of eight victims of a volcanic eruption on an island that has left at least eight others dead. Just after first light, two helicopters from the New Zealand Defence Force lifted off from the township of Whakatane and began the 50-kilometer (30-mile) journey to White...

A pair of Chicago-area brothers died from their injuries in a hospital after a volcano erupted in New Zealand. NBC 5’s Dick Johnson has the story.

The death toll from the eruption of a New Zealand island volcano is now believed to be 16 after authorities announced two people who had been hospitalized died. Thursday’s announcement of the new deaths came as the volcano vented more steam and mud. That prompted authorities to delay plans to recover bodies still on the volcanic White Island.

Officials said they did not believe there were any survivors on the island following the eruption Monday.

The active Popocatepetl volcano in central Mexico erupted Monday, sending clouds of smoke and ash into the air. Officials have warned people to avoid the area.

Thick black ash engulfed Guatemalan communities as rescuers rushed to save lives.

A man was seriously hurt when lava struck him in his home in Pahoa, Hawaii.

Hawaii residents covered their faces with masks after a volcano menacing the Big Island for weeks exploded, sending a mixture of pulverized rock, glass and crystal into the air in its strongest eruption of sandlike ash in days. The Kilauea volcano exploded at its summit shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday following two weeks of volcanic activity that sent lava flows...

Geologists warn that if Kilauea blows its top, the volcano could hurl ash and boulders miles into the sky.

Residents of Hawaii’s Big Island were forced to evacuate their homes as lava continued to rampage through some streets.

A large earthquake rattled Hawaii’s Big Island after a volcanic eruption that sent lava flowing into communities.

A large earthquake rattled Hawaii’s Big Island after a volcanic eruption that sent lava flowing into communities.