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An Air Station Kodiak HC-60 crew on Sunday rescued two hikers who were stranded on Makushin Volcano on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Chain. At approximately 8:30 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast ...

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) says crews responded to reports of two hikers stuck on the Makushin Volcano in Unalaska, Alaska, on Sunday morning.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Two hikers who were stranded on a volcano in the Aleutian Islands were rescued Sunday, authorities say. The U.S. Coast Guard stated in a release Monday that one of the ...

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued two hikers who were stranded on Makushin Volcano in Unalaska, Alaska, Sunday. At approximately 8:30 a.m., watchstanders at the Coast Guard Arctic District ...

Hawaii’s most active and popular volcano, Kilauea, is preparing to put on a show as geologists forecast the volcano’s 44th eruption in the coming days. The United States Geological Survey said that ...

A volcano in Russia's far east on Wednesday spewed ash several kilometers into the sky, authorities said, putting on a spectacular display in its latest eruption. The Shiveluch volcano is one of the ...

The next global volcanic disaster is more likely to come from volcanoes that appear dormant and are barely monitored than from the likes of famous volcanoes such as Etna in Sicily or Yellowstone in ...

A long-quiet volcano in Ethiopia spewed ash nine miles into the sky on Sunday, marking the first known major eruption from this volcano for more than 12,000 years. Under-studied and situated in ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Taftan, a 13,000-foot-tall stratovolcano in southeastern Iran, is showing signs of life with a rapid uplifting of ground near the summit over the ...