Cal Fire’s refreshed maps show a large increase in areas considered hazardous: “High” and “very high” hazard zones have grown ...

While most of California is prone to wildfires, the South Bay is seeing a significant increase in hazardous areas compared to others. Out of all the Bay Area cities, San Jose saw the largest increase ...

Mount Spurr lies about 80 miles west of Anchorage, which is Alaska's most populous city, making it one of the state's most closely watched volcanoes. It last erupted in 1992, spreading ash over ...

Researchers said that both islands are made of a combination of older and younger volcanic rocks. The younger rocks are much ...

See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

Researchers have discovered a potentially younger and active volcanic hotspot beneath the Cook Islands' waters, prompting ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

More than 800,000 acres of land across these SoCal counties have been classified under the highest fire hazard severity zone level.

Geologically speaking, things are always changing at Yellowstone — especially in hydrothermal areas. It’s simply the nature of the complex hydrothermal system overlying one of the planet’s largest ...

Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open ...

Mostly cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 41 °F ...