Observations at Ontake volcano The research team put this theory to the test by examining seismic signals during two eruptions of Ontake Volcano, on Honshū Island in Japan. The 2007 eruption was small ...

France's Pleiades satellite captured this image of vapor, fumes and toxic gases escaping from Ontake volcano in Japan on Sept. 30, three days after the eruption that has killed more than 54 people.

University of Tokyo researchers discovered an increase in a helium isotope during a ten-year period before the 2014 Mount Ontake eruption in central Japan. The finding suggests that this helium ...

The sky was a brilliant blue and the crisp air of early autumn filled the lungs of those stepping out of their vehicles that September morning. Conditions were perfect for mountain climbing. Inside ...

MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture--A court has dismissed claims by bereaved families for damages over a volcanic eruption that left 63 hikers dead or missing in 2014, ruling that raising the alert level ...

The death toll for the Mount Ontake volcano eruption in Japan has climbed to at least 36, reports Reuters. Japan's second most active volcano erupted without warning Saturday, leaving hundreds of ...

Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) soldiers and police officers prepare a rescue operation near the peak of Mount Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan on Sept. 29, 2014, ...

At the time of writing at least 43 people are thought to have died, and dozens have been injured, during the eruption of Japanese volcano Mount Ontake. It was a well-monitored volcano, so why wasn't ...

Police confirm that more than 30 individuals in cardiac arrest were found after mountain erupted on Saturday without warning At least 30 people are believed to have died near the peak of a volcano in ...