Japan's Meteorological Agency has proposed an ash fall warning to be issued in the event at least three centimeters of ...

America’s most unique ecosystems weren’t just created by time—they were sculpted by powerful geological forces. From volcanic eruptions to shifting tectonic plates, these natural wonders shaped the ...

A "megaquake" hitting Japan in the next 30 years could trigger 100-foot tsunamis and kill hundreds of thousands of people.

One thing is certain. Japan is bound to continue experiencing devastating volcanic eruptions, like the last confirmed one of Mount Fuji, known as “Hoei Funka,” in 1707, and even bigger ones.

This is one of the five lakes that was formed by the volcanic eruptions of Mount Fuji, located at the center of the five lakes. The view of Mount Fuji from this lake is symmetrical and balanced making ...

It appears that these magma bodies exist beneath volcanoes over their whole lifetime, not just during an active state.' ...

The eruption expelled an ash cloud 30,000 feet ... Examples: Mount St. Helens, Mount Fuji, Mount Shasta, Mount Cotopaxi, Mount Hood and Mount Rainier. – Lava domes: These domes are small masses ...

Filipinos may be familiar with Hakone as a sardines brand, but this town in Japan is a lesser-known tourist destination close ...

composed of layers of volcanic material from past eruptions. Stratovolcanoes are quite common—Mount Fuji in Japan and Mount Rainier in the U.S. state of Washington are active examples—and ...

That quake — which also triggered the last eruption of Mount Fuji — was followed by two powerful Nankai megathrusts in 1854, and then two in 1944 and 1946.