Volcanoes act as windows deep into Earth. They help us understand the formation of our planet and the others in our solar ...

When active, Kīlauea pumps out thousands of tons of volcanic gases, namely water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according to the United States Geological Survey.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineers on July 10, 2025, visited monitoring stations downwind of the Kīlauea summit eruptive vents. They wore snowshoes, as the large footprint keeps the field ...

Episode 29 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption came to an abrupt end Sunday evening after more than 13 hours of continuous lava ...

The spectacular lava fountains that marked Kilauea’s 27th eruptive episode came to an abrupt stop at 7:54 p.m. Sunday, ...

Volcanoes across the country are beginning to wake up and erupt, and no one has a good explanation for why it's happening.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed lava in a continuous fountain for nine hours during its latest episode of its ongoing eruption on Wednesday, July 9. The volcano is currently on Episode 28 of its ...

Hawaii is America’s 50th state — renowned for its rich native culture, tropical climate, world-class beaches, and top-tier resorts.

The volcano also released an eruptive plume that reached at least 5,000 feet, the observatory said. That plume included ash, volcanic rock and volcanic glass shards known as Pele's hair.

The Hawaii Volcano Observatory says lava fountains were reaching over 330 feet Wednesday and would likely go higher before subsiding. Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island erupts, ...

Closing Mauna Loa and three other U.S. sites that track greenhouse gases would disrupt a decades-long record of the planet’s ...