According to the British Geological Survey, there are around 1,500 active volcanoes on Earth. Perhaps surprisingly, 82 of those volcanoes are located in Europe, which is not necessarily the ...

There are about 1500 active volcanoes on our planet right now. A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows lava and other volcanic matter to escape.

But according to a space observation agency, there are 1500 active volcanoes on Earth and more than 500 million people live dangerously close to them. While those numbers can sound scary, ...

Mashable’s Ranked series crowns the best and sorts the rest. Earth is home to about 1,500 active or potentially active volcanoes, with around 20 of these often-steaming vents erupting on any one ...

There are an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes on the planet, causing 50-70 eruptions each year. Although these volcanoes can be dangerous and even deadly, they can also have positive impacts — ...

The Earth is home to some 1,500 active volcanoes, yet we only have accurate data for 30% of them. This is due to the difficulty of observing their "fuel," the famous magma, which is rich in ...

Globally, there are around 1,500 active volcanoes, with about 800 million people living within 100 kilometers of one. The new database breaks out information on how far from each eruption people ...

The largest active volcano in the world is Mauna Loa, ... About 10% of the more than 1,500 volcanoes that have erupted in the past 10,000 years are in the U.S. ...

“To me, volcanoes are the most tangible phenomena showing that our planet is alive,” says volcanologist Arianna Soldati, a National Geographic explorer.Worldwide, there are about 1,500 active ...

Since the year 1500, about 280,000 people have been killed by volcanoes - 170,000 of those by just six eruptions. We have compiled these figures using media reports, public records and historical ...

There have been no reports of damage however authorities have advised residents to prepare to move to safety if needed.