From USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory livestreaming V2cam, a plume-like fountain erupted from the north vent during episode ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) on the Big Island announced on Thursday, Jan. 7, the opening of a new lab that will help scientists study volcanic samples known as tephra ...

Understanding the eruptive history of volcanoes in Hawaii requires a tremendous amount of time and effort examining deposits. Typically, older eruptions have less material exposed at the surface ...

This story was updated on Dec. 24, 2025. A year ago on Dec. 23, 2024, one of the world’s most active volcanoes awoke.   That ...

1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 ...

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

In a matter of days, a nearby volcano will erupt, spewing debris and lava, and decimating your city. You know that fighting ...

Tephra is any type and size of rock fragment that is forcibly ejected from a volcano and travels an airborne path during an eruption. Examples include ash, bombs, scoria, and shards of volcanic glass ...

Volcano Kilauea's puahiohio are swirling columns of ash and volcanic debris, often mistaken for tornadoes but formed by ...

In second grade, Abigail Nalesnik worked on a volcano project for school and said that it kicked off a lifelong love of volcanoes. However, as an undergraduate student at Salisbury University living ...

From Hawaiian Volcano Observatory livestreaming V2cam, a plume-like fountain erupted from the north vent during Episode 24 on ...

Often spotted by onlookers in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, or even by YouTube livestream viewers, the long, ashy gray or ...