Strong winds swept ash from the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century into the atmosphere Tuesday, creating a haze over Alaska's Kodiak Island and prompting the National Weather Service to ...

At the beginning of June of 1912, Mount Katmai, a 7000-foot volcano 40-some miles from Bristol Bay, was showing signs of coming to life. On June 6, a new volcano would come into existence — and the ...

Shortly after Christmas Day, I was emailed by someone asking me what the largest volcanic eruption in recent history happened to be. Clearly, there’s no rest for the wicked – but as ever, I’m happy to ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An ash cloud from a 109-year-old volcanic eruption is on its way toward ...

"June in Kodiak is a month of endless light. Even after midnight, the sun softens more than sets. But one hundred years ago, late in the afternoon on June 6, 1912, daylight was snuffed out completely.

The Novarupta-Katmai eruption of June 6, 1912, was one of the largest (maybe even the largest, for sure 30 times larger than Mount St. Helens in 1980) volcanic eruptions of the 20th century. An entire ...

JUNEAU, Alaska – A smog-like haze that hung over part of Alaska's Kodiak Island this week was courtesy of a volcanic eruption -- 100 years ago. The National Weather Service said strong winds and a ...

FAIRBANKS - On a fine June day about 100 years ago, in a green mountain valley where the Aleutians stick to the rest of Alaska, the world fell apart. Earthquakes swayed the alders and spruce. A ...