The results of yesterday's explosive eruption at Colima appear to be the destruction of a summit dome that started forming in 2007. The new summit crater formed by the January 6 and 30 eruptions is ...

Yesterday we had two eruptions grab everyone's attention - one from the area that has had everyone's attention between Iceland's Bárðarbunga and Askja in the Holuhraun lava field and one unexpected ...

In September 1994, Rabaul volcano on the Papua New Guinean island of New Britain erupted. "The death toll could have been many thousands, because about 75 percent of the houses collapsed," said Dr.

Aug 31: An earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude shook Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, as per United States Geological Survey (USGS). Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province situated on the island of ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

The owner of a ferry that sank in Papua New Guinea last year is due to appear in court on Wednesday, charged with more than 160 counts of manslaughter. Police on Tuesday arrested Captain Peter Sharp, ...

It has been 20 years since a major volcanic eruption destroyed the once-picturesque town of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. Last month, residents received a reminder of the ongoing geothermal threat of ...

In the bitterest days on Guadalcanal a year ago, Marines used to refer to the frequent runs of Jap destroyers carrying men and supplies down the Solomons as the “Bougainville Express.” Last week the ...

After days of anticipation and false starts, the geological unrest in Iceland finally resulted in an eruption in the wee hours of Friday morning, Iceland time. According to Iceland Civil Protection, ...

I HAD been on the MV Rabaul Queen travelling from my home in Rabaul to Lae around the same time last year. Had I been travelling on February 2 this year, I wouldn't be here today. Word came from my ...