A stunning video of spider-web lightning striking a volcano in Guatemala in what almost appears to be a spectacular firework display has gone viral online. The impressive display of lightning struck ...

When the fictional Dante’s Peak erupted in 1997, the residents of the titular town had enough to deal with in the form of lava, pyroclasts, and waves of ash without having to worry about volcanic ...

Volcanic lightning is a striking and multifaceted phenomenon that occurs during explosive eruptions, when vigorous interactions between fragmented ash particles, volcanic gases and environmental ...

On April 22 at 6:04 p.m. the Calbuco volcano in Chile began erupting for the first time since 1972. The volcano spewed ash and pumice for at least 90 minutes as lava flowed from the main vent. Another ...

When Alaska's Redoubt Volcano rumbled to life three years ago, researchers rushed to the scene to deploy radio sensors to catalog and map lightning within the plume. The readings, the team now reports ...

Lightning is just not for supercell thunderstorms. They can accompany volcanic eruptions as well. Take a look at this video of lightning in a volcano's eruption cloud, as lava enters the ocean in the ...

Hundreds of people in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province were evacuated Wednesday after multiple eruptions of the Ruang volcano. Most of the island's 800 residents were evacuated to nearby ...

A volcanic eruption spews ash into the sky. (Courthouse News image via Pixabay) (CN) — Volcanoes aren’t just awe-inspiring emblems of the power and fury of nature: They may also have played a key role ...