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

HAWAII — The Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island stopped erupting on Sunday after flowing for almost 10 hours. At its highest, the fountain of lava soared 1,300 feet in the air from the south vent, ...

Kilauea, the restless shield volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been erupting in dramatic, repeating bursts since late 2024, with lava fountains and volcanic gas-and-ash plumes rising high above the ...

Many Hawaiʻi Island communities downwind from the eruptive vents in the southwest portion of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater inside the summit caldera of Kīlauea have been affected by tephra fall since the ...

Hot lava was caught on camera shooting more than 1,000 feet into the air.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has resumed erupting by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters) into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. This marks Kilauea's 31st display of molten ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii begins Episode 42 of its summit eruption, with lava fountains confined to Halemaumau crater in ...

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

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