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

Many Hawaiʻi Island communities downwind from the eruptive vents in the southwest portion of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater inside the ...

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Episode 42 ended at about 11:38 p.m. Sunday after nine hours ...

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 ...

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, ...

Another spectacular eruption at one of the most active volcanoes in the world has destroyed the live camera volcanologists use to monitor it. When Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began spewing high lava ...

Federal scientists are pushing back against viral claims that “mega eruptions” could strike within days, even as they quietly prepare for the possibility that any restless volcano can change behavior ...

Kilauea has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since Dec. 23, 2024. Its USGS Volcano Alert level is WATCH.

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

SAN FRANCISCO -- Tsunami advisories have been lifted for California after an undersea volcanic eruption Saturday near the Pacific nation of Tonga. That eruption Saturday sent a plume of ash, gas, and ...

VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced episode 40 has begun fountaining at Kilauea. The announcement said the fountains began at 8:22 ...