The survivor has told an inquest into the deaths of 22 people on Whakaari/White Island that they couldn't outrun the erupting volcano's pyroclastic flow.

As many as 30,000 Romans fled the ruined region in A.D. 79. But some returned, a new study reveals, and the city limped on as a fragile, ashen shantytown.

Active volcanoes, endless chasms, eroded ridges, black beaches and primary forests: Reunion Island boasts an impressive diversity of landscapes. If you enjoy hiking, climbing and nature contemplations ...

Iwo Jima is famous. The battle between the US and Japanese forces are well remembered – by both sides. Before the war, about 1000 people lived here. After the war, ...

Research on charcoal pieces from ancient debris flows has shown fires and erosion have shaped Earth’s landscape for at least thousands of years. However, the rising risk of wildfires near populated ...

The battle over one of the Colorado River’s oldest, non-consumptive water rights continued this week during a 14-hour Colorado Water Conservation Board hearing over whether the rights could be used ...

The Colorado River as it flows through Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Photo: Adventure_Photo (iStock). A million acre-feet of water in the Colorado River — and the efforts by Western Slope water partners ...

MAUI COUNTY, Hawai'i (Island News) -- After being sued last month over a lack of water, Maui Land and Pineapple counter sues over those claims and accusations. In its counter suit, Maui Land & ...

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — The government of the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar on Thursday imposed a nighttime curfew following protests, which saw police use rubber bullets and tear gas to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A single spinning storm cell dropped a picturesque tornado in Antrim County in northern Michigan on Monday evening. The tornado then traveled over Torch Lake, sucking up ...