Popocatépetl emerged in the crater of other volcanoes in its current form more than 20,000 years ago and has been active since 1994, spewing plumes of smoke, gas and ash more or less daily. The ...

When Alaska's Redoubt Volcano rumbled to life three years ago, researchers rushed to the scene to deploy radio sensors to catalog and map lightning within the plume. The readings, the team now reports ...

Scientists start to solve mystery of what’s inside Mexico’s ‘majestic’ giant volcano - Most of the world’s volcanoes that pose a risk to humans already have detailed maps of their interiors, but not P ...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center said Wednesday the Popocatépetl volcano, located just 50 miles from the country's capital, has erupted 13 times in the past day and ...

A volcano in Mexico known as “El Popo” spewed a huge plume of ash cloud into the evening sky on Tuesday. Captivating video shows Mexico’s Popocatépetl volcano unleashing smoke, ash and gas about two ...

Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano has caused disruptions in the country's capital Mexico City following a series of eruptions. According to Mexico’s National Disaster Prevention Center (CENAPRED), the ...

POPOCATÉPETL VOLCANO, Mexico — In the predawn darkness, a team of scientists climbs the slope of Mexico's Popocatépetl volcano, one of the world’s most active and whose eruption could affect millions ...