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

Episode 42 ended after 9 hours and 48 minutes with both the north and south vents active for most of the eruption. The ...

Kilauea, the restless shield volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been erupting in dramatic, repeating bursts since late 2024, with lava fountains and volcanic gas-and-ash plumes rising high above the ...

HAWAII — The Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island stopped erupting on Sunday after flowing for almost 10 hours. At its highest, the fountain of lava soared 1,300 feet in the air from the south vent, ...

This is the 23rd episode of the ongoing eruption from the Halemaumau crater, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Volcanoes might seem like nature’s incinerators, but using them to burn up trash would be dangerous and disrespectful to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Streams of molten lava flowed from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano overnight Saturday into Sunday, ahead of another eruption expected to ...

A new study shows eruptions and wildfires altered the upper atmosphere, yet recent surface warming points elsewhere.

Mount Semeru in East Java erupted again on Feb 24,2026, with 10 eruptions in the past week. Its activity level is at Alert Level III, with 22 eruption earthquakes recorded that morning. PVMBG issued s ...

Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran rose 3.5 inches over 10 months, signaling that it is waking up after 700,000 years of dormancy.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on the Big Island erupted and shot a steam and ash cloud into the atmosphere that lasted about an hour, an official with the National Weather Service said early Monday. The ...