Visual observations have been a backbone of volcano research more than 2,000 years and remain fundamental to understanding ...

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii begins Episode 42 of its summit eruption, with lava fountains confined to Halemaumau crater in ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article is by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

Most webcams used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory take a snapshot every few minutes to conserve bandwidth, but three webcams are currently “livestreaming” — meaning they transmit real-time ...

Kīlauea volcano in Hawaiʻi Island erupted dramatically, sending lava fountains reaching 1,300 feet high. This event marked ...

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted on Sunday, sending lava fountains, ash and smoke into the air ...

A massive, iron-rich structure sitting at the base of Earth’s mantle beneath the Hawaiian Islands may be doing more than ...

When referred to as a gas, it means a volatile has transitioned into the vapor phase. The most common gases (or vapor phase volatiles) emitted at the surface are water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and ...

Since late 2024, Klauea has unleashed 42 episodic fountaining events, each typically lasting a day or less, separated by ...

Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea has erupted once again, sending dramatic fountains of lava, thick smoke and towering ash plumes high into the sky. The renewed volcanic activity has drawn attention from ...

Hot lava was caught on camera shooting more than 1,000 feet into the air.

Bright orange lava danced against the dark sky as a massive gas-and-ash plume climbed to 35,000 feet.