Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is in a unique phase of activity in Halemaʻumaʻu, with 12 episodes of dual ...

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...

After a slow, sporadic start Tuesday morning, the 12th episode of the ongoing summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island was once again putting on a fantastic fountaining display similar to ...

In 1831, a massive volcanic eruption in the Kuril Islands sent sulfur-laden ash high into the sky, cooling the planet and tinting the Sun green. The volcano, known as Zavaritzki, remained a mystery ...

When a cinder cone erupts over and over, it can evolve into a stratovolcano. Stratovolcanoes are cone-shaped volcanoes that build up from layer after layer of lava and ash, one eruption at a time.

Sometimes, it takes a monumental event to spur Congress into establishing a national park. Such a significant event, or ...

A little-known volcano in the remote Kuril Islands, Zavaritzki, links an explosion in 1831 with drastic climate changes.

Common sense would dictate you go in the opposite direction of an actively erupting volcano. But the prospect of getting a cool selfie for the 'gram possesses its own powerful gravity, as ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — A Vancouver-based program that responds to international volcanic eruptions could face elimination due to cuts being made by the Trump administration. The future of the ...