The Calbuco volcano erupted on April 22 for the first time in over 40 years, billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in southern Chile. Authorities ordered the ...

in Los Ríos after an increase in activity by the Villarrica volcano was detected. Chile's National Geology and Mining Service of Chile (Sernageomin) and the National Emergency Office of the ...

Chile has raised the alert level for the Villarrica volcano from yellow to amber, which means that it could erupt imminently. Footage released by the Chilean army shows the crater of the volcano ...

Volcanoes are nature’s dramatic expressions of Earth's inner turmoil, shaping landscapes and influencing climates. Some countries, particularly those along the Pacific Ring of Fire , experience ...

Chile’s Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday for the first time in 40 years. Around 4000 people were evacuated from towns in the southern region of Los Lagos. Here is a time-lapse video created by ...

Located in Chile’s Atacama Desert lies the highest ... the Andes’ highest peak and the world’s highest active volcano. Located in the Copiapo Province, within the Chilean region of Atacama ...

The Chaiten volcano in southern Chile has erupted with renewed strength, belching thick clouds of ash and hurling molten rocks into the air, regional authorities said Friday. The 1,000-meter ...

While astronomers often set their sights on the stars, the landscapes surrounding their observatories can be just as ...

Chile may have found over 100 new species thriving across the Salas y Gómez and Nazca Ridges. The Salas y Gómez and Nazca Ridges are deep-sea mountain ranges with multiple volcanoes that extend ...

A double lenticular cloud is illuminated at nightfall by the lava emitted from the Villarrica volcano, Chile. Villarica is in the town of Pucón in the south of Chile. It’s one of the country’s most ...