The 1815 eruption produced 60 megatons of sulfur, and as a result, average global temperatures dropped by around 3°C (5.4°F).

New evidence suggests that a volcanic eruption around 2,900 BCE had devastating impacts on Neolithic societies in Northern Europe, altering their rituals and lifestyles. Researchers from the Niels ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence of what led to the Triassic-Jurassic extinction about 201.6 million years ago. Columbia Climate School researchers suggest that sudden volcanic winter was the real ...

Climate change triggered by massive volcanic eruptions may have ultimately set the stage for the dinosaur extinction, challenging the traditional narrative that a meteorite alone delivered the final ...

The asteroid that hit Earth only finished off the dinosaurs who were already on the way out due to volcanic eruptions, a new study claims. Volcanic winters brought on by huge volcanic eruptions played ...

Hundreds of mysterious engraved “sun stones” unearthed in Denmark may have been ceremonially buried because a volcanic eruption in about 2900 BC made the sun disappear. A total of 614 stone plaques ...

In Norse mythology, the apocalyptic event known as Ragnarök is preceded by a three-year-long winter known as Fimbulwinter, or “mighty winter.” Scholars have speculated whether Fimbulwinter is based on ...

With its volcanic plateaus, its resorts nestled at the foot of the mountains and its endless winter seasons, Hokkaidō stands ...

Lassen Volcanic National Park announced it closed its main through-road on Wednesday after wet autumn storms dumped heavy snow and ice in the Shasta Cascade mountains east of Redding. But you can ...

The Sarychev volcano in Russia erupting, as seen from the International Space Station. (It's not a supervolcano; such an eruption hasn't happened in modern history.) Credit: NASA We know, the ...