There are many alternative ways to experience central Japan’s sacred peak without the crowds, from hiking its sister summits ...

A still active stratovolcano whose last eruption was in 1707, Mount Fuji has been a site of Shinto and Buddhist worship for centuries. The number of climbers recovered to pre-pandemic levels last ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency started its meetings to establish ashfall alerts and forecasts in preparation for a ...

Japan's beloved Mount Fuji isn't just a popular tourist spot, it's an active volcano that could paralyze wide areas with ...

Archaeologists in Naples have uncovered a private Roman spa large enough for 30 guests buried beneath volcanic ash for ...

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

Japan's government and experts have issued a warning about the increasing likelihood of a mega-earthquake striking the nation ...

Mount Fuji erupted a number of times during the Heian Period. An episode in 800 during the Enryaku Era and another in 864 during the Jogan Era were especially violent. The flowing lava split one ...

In 1815, Mount Tambora experienced the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history. The eruption's effects altered Earth’s climate for years and even led to the “year without summer” in 1816.

Helens erupted in 1980, blanketing Central Washington ... Once described as the “Mount Fuji of America,” Mount St. Helens woke up from its geologic slumber March 20, 1980, when an earthquake ...

Its tectonic location is at a convergent boundary of many plates, resulting in periodic eruptions and earthquakes. Its most ...