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 ...

One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning. In June 2024, early career geologist Gustavo Béjar López traveled to Guatemala ...

A photograph of an erupting volcano hit by a bolt of lightning earned the top prize for the National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year. Sergio Tapiro Velasco from Mexico took his grand ...