Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, spewed lava for over 22 hours this week. It's been erupting intermittently since December.

The eruption began at 10:16 a.m. when molten rock broke through the surface inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Within 30 minutes, a vent blasted lava 330 feet (100 meters) high, according to the Hawaiian ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began spewing volcanic activity this week for its 9th time with no injuries or damage reported.

What is the collective noun for a group of volcano scientists? While some tongue-in-cheek responses might be “an eruption of ...

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A key site that monitors global carbon-dioxide emissions went offline for maintenance and will return later Wednesday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The Pliocene epoch, which lasted from 5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago, was a consequential time in Earth's history. The ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spearheads Volcano Awareness Month each January on the Island of Hawaii. This year, in ...

The Axial Seamount is an underwater volcano located around 300 miles off the coast of Oregon in the US. Scientists believe it could erupt in the near future ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

When you think about Hawaii, what comes to mind? Warm beaches, swaying palm trees and pineapples? Probably not a blizzard. But this week, meteorologists say hurricane-force winds and 2 feet of snow ...