At 8:32 a.m. on May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted with explosive force—the largest volcanic event in U.S. history. A 5.1-magnitude earthquake triggered a massive landslide that tore away the ...
NATURE “Jaguar Beach” Wednesday, November 12 at 8:00 pm On a remote stretch of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, the lush, volcanic ...
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). It’s just an hour past sunrise when I reach the rim of Caldera Blanca, a steep-sided hulk of igneous rock on the western flank of ...
American Samoa doesn’t make it onto many bucket lists, and that’s precisely what makes it extraordinary. Tucked into the ...
With its pristine jungles and small towns, this Hawaiian island retains the unmanicured charm of Old Polynesia with few ...
Lake Natron in Tanzania presents a striking paradox. Its vibrant red waters, heated by volcanic activity, are deadly to many ...
In the summer of 1981, two ecologists were walking across an empty expanse of land north of Mount St. Helens. The mountain had erupted the year before, leveling more than 200 square miles of forest, ...
Note: This is the fourth in a series of six Guest Opinions commemorating the Craters of the Moon National Monument Centennial. While southern Idaho’s vast Snake River Plain is lauded and renowned ...
Lava from the 2018 Kilauea Volcano eruption cut off access to the Pohoiki Boat Ramp and transformed the area around it into a new black sand beach. The Kilauea eruption last year has altered the ...