Source: Wikipedia The 1707 eruption of Mount Fuji, known as the Hōei Eruption, was a major volcanic event that reshaped Japan's most iconic mountain. It left a lasting impact on the surrounding ...

YAMANAKAKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Solidified lava from eruptions of Mount Fuji in the distant past offers frightening clues of what awaits if the sacred mountain blows its top again. Researchers ...

A volcano near Alaska’s most populous city could be on the brink of eruption after showing signs of unrest over the past 10 months, according to experts. Hundreds of small earthquakes have ...

The greater Tokyo metropolitan area would effectively cease to function within hours of a full-scale eruption of Mount Fuji, according to the first government simulation of such an event in the ...

Last week, the Japanese government revised its volcanic hazard map for Mount Fuji for the first time in 17 years. This comes as new data shows that lava flows from a major eruption could spread as ...

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island sprang to life yet again this week with a Tuesday morning eruption that shot lava more than 300 feet in the air. The latest incident started at about ...

Mount Fuji is many things to Japan – including, it's sometimes forgotten, the nation's largest active volcano. The last eruption was more than three centuries ago, but with every passing year ...

This part offers a simulation of how a Mount Fuji eruption could affect life and economic activity in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Following a massive eruption, pyroclastic flows and mudflows ...