Alaska is home to an imposing geological wonder – Mount Edgecumbe. The dormant volcano sits on Kruzof Island and hasn’t been active for 800 years, however, recent signs have raised concern ...

Volcanoes offer breath-taking views and thrilling adventures. Explore Iceland’s Thrihnukagigur magma chamber, Costa Rica’s ...

This story appears in the September 2007 issue of National Geographic magazine. When the first thunderous boom echoed across the plain of Campania, quickly followed by a blistering hail of ...

On June 14, 1914, three men climbed Lassen Peak to see why a seemingly dormant volcano had started rumbling 16 days before. Now, peering into a newborn crater, they felt the ground tremble.

In south-west Poland lies an amazing region known as the Land of Dormant Volcanoes. It’s best known for its fabulous remnants of prehistoric volcanic activity which include a number of former ...

The Fuego volcano borders the dormant Acatenango volcano (3,500 meters above sea level). In addition, Guatemala's Santiaguito (west) and Pacaya (south) volcanoes are also active.