Rescuers searched the ash-coated slopes of a volcano Friday for 30 missing people after a devastating eruption sent fiery rock and vapor onto Andean villages, forcing tens of thousands to flee ...

As part of the global actions promoted during the International Year of Glacier Preservation, the team from the UNESCO Office ...

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano has spewed a 6-mile column of ash after a powerful, five-minute explosion that shot pyroclastic material onto its northern and northwestern flanks.

A group of mountaineers climbing the Carihuairazo volcano in Ecuador fell nearly 200 feet on Saturday morning, resulting in the deaths of three and 12 others being injured, rescue officials said.

The Ecuadorean Geophysical Institute on Tuesday detected a column of gases and ashes rising from the crater of the Cotopaxi volcano, as part of its ongoing eruptive activity, affecting several ...

In this photo released by Galapagos National, La Cumbre volcano erupts a the Fernandina Island, in Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Sunday, March 3, 2024.

The two new species of rainfrogs were found near volcanoes in Ecuador, according to scientists. Juan P. Reyes-Puig and Zane Libke via ZooKeys Deep within the unexplored depths of Ecuador’s Andes ...

The Ecuadorean Geophysical Institute on Tuesday detected a column of gases and ashes rising from the crater of the Cotopaxi volcano, as part of its ongoing eruptive activity, affecting several areas ...

The Cotopaxi Volcano, one of the world's highest active volcanoes in Ecuador is seen from Quito, October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab.