But some refused to evacuate during the hazardous lava fountaining episode.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano produces significant volcanic gas during the latest eruption. Officials are monitoring air quality as crowds flock to witness the activity.

Studying tree rings helped scientists pinpoint when Mount Rainier last sent a lahar down its steep slopes, which could help planners anticipate future mudflows.

Forecasting volcanic eruptions in time to alert authorities and populations remains a major global challenge. In a study ...

At Puʻuʻōʻō, fissures reopened on either side of the vent, while at Maunaulu, the eruption stalled and the vent collapsed ...

The ground beneath us isn't as stable as we'd like to think. While we go about our daily lives, some of Earth's most ...

This map shows the tephra fall associated with episode 41 of Kilauea’s episodic summit eruption, on Jan. 24. Tephra is a generic word for any material erupted by a volcano that travels through the air ...

As the Maunaulu eruption waned, Kilauea summit inflated and two brief eruptions occurred in the latter half of 1971 — one in ...

"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources." ...

A long-dormant volcano has just erupted for the first time in recorded history. The Hayli Gubbi volcano in northern Ethiopia's Afar Region erupted for the first time in at least 12,000 years early ...

What do small earthquakes beneath Kilauea summit mean for the ongoing eruption? – Features, Volcano Update | West Hawaii ...