A ban on summiting Mount Ontake, a volcano that straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, ends this weekend. From 10 a.m. Saturday, people will be allowed to access a ridge linking the 9 ...

Japan has been hit by what could be its first fatal volcanic eruption in 14 years, leaving 31 climbers unconscious and feared dead, while injuring 37 others. The eruption at Mount Ontake, a popular ...

Sept. 27 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1540, the Society of Jesus, known as the Jesuits, was chartered by the Roman Catholic Church. In 1825, in England, George Stephenson operated the first ...

A new study, led by Professor Mike Kendall from the Department of Earth Sciences, has investigated the use of a new monitoring technique for early warning of a volcanic eruption. The research team ...

Authorities found four more bodies on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano Saturday as they resumed a search stalled by heavy rain, but a typhoon threatened to further hamper the recovery operation.

Climbers descend Mt. Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, to evacuate as the volcano erupts in central Japan September 27, 2014, in this photo taken by a climber and released by Kyodo.

TOKYO – Japan’s weather agency raised its alert level for a volcano near the center of the country that erupted in 2014 leaving 63 people dead or missing. Mount Ontake, a 10,062-foot volcano about 175 ...

TOKYO (AP) — A popular hiking site in central Japan turned into a death trap Saturday when a volcano erupted. At least 31 people are believed to have been killed at Mount Ontake, though authorities ...

Loÿc Vanderkluysen, PhD, who recently joined Drexel as an assistant professor in Department of Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science in the College of Arts and Sciences, returned Friday from ...

TOKYO -- A volcano in central Japan erupted Saturday, catching mountain climbers by surprise and stranding at least 40 injured people in areas that rescue workers have been unable to reach. Another ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - At least 36 people are feared to have died after a Japanese volcano erupted without warning at the weekend, raining ash and stones on hikers, but the search for victims was abandoned ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - At least 36 people are feared to have died after a Japanese volcano erupted without warning at the weekend, raining ash and stones on hikers, but the search for victims was abandoned ...