Dramatic footage captures a dangerous pyroclastic flow descending the slopes of Indonesia's Semeru Volcano. A massive cloud of scorching ash, volcanic gas, and debris sweeps down the mountainside, ...

On May 2, a collapsing lava front on Mayon Volcano sent a superheated torrent of gas, ash, and rock 5.08 kilometers down its southeastern slopes, the longest pyroclastic flow recorded since the ...

East Java's Mount Semeru erupted four times on Tuesday, sending a pyroclastic flow whose travel distance could not be observed due to fog.

In its path, just four miles away, stood photographer Robert Landsburg. "I wonder, was he scared, was he… excited, was he just at peace with knowing that he was gonna' pass away?" said Jill Dutchess, ...

A nearly six-minute explosive eruption at the Philippines’ Mount Mayon sent an ash column soaring 3,000 metres into the sky ...

Mount Etna, the volcano that towers over eastern Sicily, has again captivated the world with a spectacular show, spewing smoke and high into the sky. But the defining event of Monday’s eruption was ...

The INGV responds to a question from citizens: "In the event of a small or medium intensity eruption at Campi Flegrei, would pyroclastic flows be the greatest danger even for distant locations?

Mayon Volcano erupts in the Philippines, sending an ash plume 3,000 metres high. Phivolcs raises alert to Level 3 and urges ...

A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ...

There is no current danger to the population after a pyroclastic flow on Italy’s Mount Etna produced a huge plume of ash Monday, sending tourists running. The flow moved away from a group of tourists ...