Volcanoes are grouped into four types: cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes and lava volcanoes. Cinder cones are circular or oval cones made up of small fragments of lava from a single ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A series of mild eruptions at the most active volcano in the Philippines has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 villagers in a permanent danger zone on its foothills, ...

The Camargo Volcanic Field (CVF), located in the southeastern portion of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, is part of the Basin & Range province. With a surface of nearly 3000 km 2 and composed of ...

Lava Butte, a cinder cone rising 509 feet above U.S. Highway 97 between Bend and Sunriver, is an easy-to-reach (or at least the parking lot is) option on a clear day, or any time you want a fix of ...

The tiny Mojave Desert outpost of Amboy has seen a lot of change over the past 50 years or so. First, Route 66 was bypassed by Interstate 40, directing travelers away from the businesses that had ...

A man was rescued Sunday afternoon after injuring himself while snowboarding Cinder Cone at Mt. Bachelor. According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Search and Rescue volunteers were called ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A 29-year-old snowboarder was rescued Sunday afternoon after being injured on the Cinder Cone at Mt. Bachelor, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say ...

Jamie Cattanach is a writer based in Portland, Ore. Portland’s reputation for weirdness is warranted: Its annual can’t-miss event is a naked bike ride, and local artists turned a dead mall’s D.M.V.