A challenge that has taken on a greater urgency than before the World Heritage listing is disaster prevention at Mount Fuji, an active volcano. The Sept. 27, 2014, eruption of Mount Ontake ...

Japanese authorities seeking to reduce the carbon footprint and overcrowding at Mount Fuji will propose a trackless ... by climbers of the 3,776-meter volcano, is set to announce the plan soon ...

From the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the dramatic spires of Patagonia, Earth’s mountains stand as nature’s most awe ...

On International Mountain Day, we celebrate the world's most scenic mountains. Highlights include Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji, ...

PHIVOLCS later warned there are indications that Mount Kanlaon could erupt further in the coming days. Images posted on social media following the eruption showed several areas near the volcano ...

As tea houses go, this one’s rather minimalist, even for unostentatious Japan. But although it’s merely a wooden platform ...

A nearly four-minute eruption Monday afternoon sending a 2.5-mile ash column above the crater and a deadly spurt of hot ash, gases and fragmented volcanic rock about 2 miles down the mountain's ...

A plume of hot ash and gases up to three kilometres high forced residents to seek shelter after a volcano in the Philippines erupted on Monday. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the ...

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Mount Kanlaon, an active volcano straddling the Southeast Asian country's central provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, sent an ash cloud up to 4km into the sky at about 3pm local time.

There are plenty of mountains, mounts and hills that you can conquer in under 24 hours, gaining a monumental sense of achievement without losing a night in your own bed.