A dormant volcano in Ethiopia erupted after 10,000 years of silence. This event shows how the world's little-known volcanoes ...

A rare underwater eruption at Hunga Tonga sent water vapor into Earth’s atmosphere, cooling the stratosphere and reshaping ...

Volcano Alert Level: Watch. Kīlauea has erupted episodically since Dec. 23, 2024, within the summit caldera located within ...

Sessions are scheduled for Jan. 14 and 21 at Pāhala and Nāʻālehu public libraries, respectively. Come to the Kahuku Unit of ...

Triggering earthquakes and spewing magma and hot ash out of the ground, volcanoes are known for producing some of the most catastrophic natural disasters. These mountains are typically formed by plate ...

Kilauea’s Halema‘uma‘u crater, with a style of activity not seen for nearly 40 years. The eruption, characterized by high lava-fountaining episodes, has continued for nearly a year. Hawaii Volcanoes ...

Iceland became the focus of many this past week as one of its many volcanoes erupted. Photos and videos mesmerize as they show fountains of lava spewing from the ground and thick plumes of smoke ...

Simon Carn, a world authority on satellite-powered analysis of global volcanic activity, is the winner of the 2024 Michigan Technological University Research Award. Carn has scaled many mountains ...

Kurt Spicer wades into the north fork of the Toutle River, cups his hand and plunges it to the bottom of the fast-moving stream. He holds his open palm there a few seconds, squeezes it closed, raises ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. On Dec, 23, 2024, a unique eruption began in Kīlauea’s ...