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

Kīlauea volcano in Hawaiʻi Island erupted dramatically, sending lava fountains reaching 1,300 feet high. This event marked ...

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 ...

This latest activity, designated as Episode 42, is currently confined to the summit caldera within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Ground sensors indicate that winds are blowing from the northeast, ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Today’s article is by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

Peak fountain heights were at 1,300 ft. for the south vent and 1,000 ft. for the north vent, with the plume reaching 35,000 ...

Since late 2024, Klauea has unleashed 42 episodic fountaining events, each typically lasting a day or less, separated by ...

Bright orange lava danced against the dark sky as a massive gas-and-ash plume climbed to 35,000 feet.

Episode 42 ended after 9 hours and 48 minutes with both the north and south vents active for most of the eruption. The ...

Lava shot into the sky and reached a height of 1,300 feet as eruption episode 42 of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano began on Sunday.Video released by USGS shows bright red lava spewing from the ...

Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea has erupted once again, sending dramatic fountains of lava, thick smoke and towering ash plumes high into the sky. The renewed volcanic activity has drawn attention from ...