Hundreds of families in Colombia are facing a choice: abandon their homes and livelihoods, or face the devastation of a predicted volcanic eruption in the coming weeks. The Nevado del Ruiz volcano ...

Authorities in Colombia have warned of an increase in seismic activity around the Nevado del Ruiz volcano, a peak responsible for triggering the country’s largest recorded natural disaster ...

The Nevado del Ruiz volcano sits about 80 miles west of Bogotá, and according to Colombia’s Geological Survey, an earthquake swarm has increased to levels not seen since a disastrous eruption ...

Officials have warned those living around the volcano to evacuate. A photo shows the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia. Recent seismic activity is giving experts cause for concern. A photo shows ...

Columns of ash and gas that have billowed from the volcano recently are a sign that it could erupt soon and should not be taken lightly, said a University of Miami marine geoscientist. Hundreds of ...

BOGOTA, June 27 (Reuters) - Colombia's geological service said on Tuesday it would lower the activity level at the country's Nevado del Ruiz volcano to yellow, after raising it in March because of ...

The Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano, or composite volcano, which straddles the border between Colombia's Tolima and Caldas provinces. Children must be evacuated, Velasco added, even if adult ...

In November 1985, a natural disaster struck the small town of Armero, Colombia. The eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano ...