Lake Taupo-area scientists in New Zealand raised the alert level of a volcano sitting beneath the country’s largest lake on Tuesday after detecting 700 small earthquakes below the surface since May.

Whether it is volcanologists or the public, giant volcanic eruptions are captivating events. These massive events can have a global impact and the idea of a massive ash plume towering 30 kilometers or ...

Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2020 shows the Taupo Lake in central part of north island of New Zealand. (Photo: Xinhua) Photo taken on Dec. 26, 2020 shows the Taupo Lake in central part of north island of ...

New Zealand scientists have increased the alert level for a volcano below the country's biggest lake, which caused the largest eruption on Earth in the past 5,000 years when it last exploded about ...