A volcano near the Iran-Pakistan border rose multiple inches between 2023 and 2024 — raising alarm that it may be nearing an eruption for the first time in more than 700,000 years. The Taftan volcano ...

Taftan volcano near the border of Pakistan has shown signs of unrest in recent years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

After millions of years of peace, an idle volcano is showing its first signs of volcanic unrest. The summit of Taftan has become swollen and bloated, indicating that the pressure of magma and hot gas ...