Kilauea volcano roared back to life today as a new episode of lava fountaining began within the Halemaumau crater.

An image of lava fountains erupting from Halemaʻumaʻu Crater within Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island as part of Episode 42 of the ongoing episodic summit eruption. This screenshot from the summit ...

In volcanoes, fluid inclusions are dominantly composed of CO 2. At magmatic temperatures (1200˚ C or 2192˚ F), the density of ...

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

But some refused to evacuate during the hazardous lava fountaining episode.

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

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A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Pahala late Monday night and was felt throughout Hawaii island. Hawaiian Volcano ...

The eruption pattern is getting more predictable, but other aspects like ashfall, are not.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is once again shooting lava more than 1,000 feet into the air. Episode 36 of the current series of eruptions at Kilauea, located on Hawaii's Big Island, began on Sunday ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Officials are working to evacuate residents after days of earthquakes resulted in an eruption of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a ...

When referred to as a gas, it means a volatile has transitioned into the vapor phase. The most common gases (or vapor phase volatiles) emitted at the surface are water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and ...