COCONINO COUNTY, Ariz. - Powerful videos and interviews with homeowners who've lost everything to the Tunnel Fire that burned north of Flagstaff have been seen by many, and now, there's an update on ...

Nearly 1,000 years ago, a volcano – which has come to be called Sunset Crater – erupted and transformed the encircling area. Today, geologic features like cinders, lava rock and lava flow compose this ...

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Sunset Crater, located in north-central Arizona, is the youngest volcano found on the 130,000-square-mile (337,000 square kilometers) Colorado Plateau. In 1930, the Sunset Crater Volcano National ...

The Russian volcano Sarychev Peak erupted on June 12, 2009, and now you can see a plume of ash and sulfur dioxide mixing with the normal sunset to produce a lavender, or purplish, sunset throughout ...

It was an explosion that created Sunset Crater in northern Arizona. Another proposed explosion almost led to its demise. Sometime toward the end of the 11th century about 20 miles north of present-day ...

Social media created hype Wednesday about a plume of smoke reportedly seen rising from Sunset Crater Volcano north of Flagstaff, but Arizonans won't need to take cover from a volcano eruption anytime ...

Whether they are sitting in silence or making headlines (and disrupting travel) with their violent eruptions, volcanos are the classic symbol of Mother Nature's hidden power. In tribute to her ...

Just north of Flagstaff, an extinct volcano cone and a lava-trail hike are beautiful yet eerie reminders of the brutal forces of nature. Why go: Some 900 years ago, a volcanic eruption spewed lava and ...

Sunset Crater Volcano is near Flagstaff, Ariz., in Coconino County. The volcano erupted approximately 900 years ago changing the landscape. It is the youngest in the San Francisco volcanic field. The ...