A vast eruption beneath the southwest Pacific Ocean has been confirmed as the largest volcanic event ever recorded on the ...
Many Hawaiʻi Island communities downwind from the eruptive vents in the southwest portion of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater inside the ...
The Hunga Volcano eruption in January 2022 off the coast of Tonga did more than produce a spectacular explosion visible from space. It exposed a category of natural disaster that scientists have long ...
The volcano responsible for a catastrophic eruption in 1982 that left thousands dead is now stirring, with concerns also ...
When most people think of erupting water, they probably have geysers, like Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, in mind. However, Kilauea and its diverse style of eruptions are also ...
A week-and-a-half after Episode 41 of Kilauea’s yearlong summit eruption deposited tephra — lightweight volcanic glass debris ...
Fluid inclusions in volcanoes are dominantly composed of carbon dioxide. At magmatic temperatures — 2,192 degrees — the density of the carbon dioxide strongly depends on pressure, which is influenced ...
Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...
In the neighborhoods near the Kīlauea volcano, volcanic debris crushes under foot and car, crunching with every step. The 41st episode of the Big Island’s latest eruption threw ash and tephra, a ...
Volcanoes don’t always show their activity through huge explosions or lava rivers. In many cases, the changes are quiet and ...
NASA has recorded the most powerful volcanic eruption outside of Earth on Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. On December 27, 2022, ...