Discover the unique Erta Ale volcano, a shield volcano in the Afar region of Ethiopia, famous for its long-lived lava lake. The lava lake in the crater of Erta Ale. Selected resources of Erta'Ale: ...

I have to admit, I was sad to lose Kyatchi, the Japanese restaurant that opened a second location in Lowertown St. Paul in 2017, only to close after the pandemic. Saying goodbye seems to be a common ...

There hasn't been a lot of coverage in the news, but Ethiopia's Erta'Ale has started issuing new lava flows over the last week. I got a note from an Eruptions reader who is near the volcano that ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Located in the Danakil Depression (or Afar Depression) in the Afar Region of ...

The United States Embassy in Ethiopia is asking tourists to reconsider travel to the active Erta Ale volcano where a German tourist was killed earlier this month. The volcano is a tourist destination ...

I peered over the craggy rim of Erta Ale, Ethiopia’s most active volcano, at the lava lake below. Beneath a gassy haze, boiling, ruby-red, molten rock thickened and rose up, swelling like a tidal wave ...

I peered over the craggy rim of Erta Ale, Ethiopia’s most active volcano, at the lava lake below. Beneath a gassy haze, boiling, ruby-red, molten rock thickened and rose up, swelling like a tidal wave ...