In the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, a young man lay in bed as the world around him erupted into chaos and death. It was AD 79, and the volcano had unleashed its fury, burying the Roman towns of Pompeii ...

A pyroclastic flow burst from Mount Etna’s summit on 2 June 2025 and raced down the volcano’s western flank while a 6.5-kilometer ash plume climbed above the crater, forcing tourists on the upper ...