Observations at Ontake volcano The research team put this theory to the test by examining seismic signals during two eruptions of Ontake Volcano, on Honshū Island in Japan. The 2007 eruption was small ...

A ban on summiting Mount Ontake, a volcano that straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, ends this weekend. From 10 a.m. Saturday, people will be allowed to access a ridge linking the 9 ...

Sept. 27 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1540, the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, was chartered by the Roman Catholic Church. In 1825, in England, George Stephenson operated the first ...

Retrospective and scenario-based analyses at five volcanoes show how warning thresholds can balance precautionary costs ...

Dozens of hikers were stranded Saturday on the slopes of an erupting Japanese volcano that has reportedly killed one person and left 30 more seriously injured. Ash, rocks and steam continued to spew ...

Japan has been hit by what could be its first fatal volcanic eruption in 14 years, leaving 31 climbers unconscious and feared dead, while injuring 37 others. The eruption at Mount Ontake, a popular ...

TOKYO – Japan’s weather agency raised its alert level for a volcano near the center of the country that erupted in 2014 leaving 63 people dead or missing. Mount Ontake, a 10,062-foot volcano about 175 ...

THE lifeless bodies of five more people have been found on the Japanese volcano that erupted, as rescuers called off their search due to poisonous fumes. More than 500 rescuers returned to Mount ...

At least 36 people are feared dead following Saturday's eruption that caught hundreds of hikers by surprise. Another plume of ash and gas has... The volcano whose eruption surprised hikers in central ...

A new study has investigated the use of a new monitoring technique for early warning of a volcanic eruption. The research team compared the earthquake signals during two eruptions of Ontake Volcano in ...

A new study, led by Professor Mike Kendall from the Department of Earth Sciences, has investigated the use of a new monitoring technique for early warning of a volcanic eruption. The research team ...