Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This photo shows the gap between the south (left) and ...

Geochemical analysis of erupted tephra samples over the past decade help scientists understand the temperature of Kilauea’s shallow magma system under the summit — and things have been “heating up!” ...

Kīlauea volcano on Hawaiʻi Island erupted again, shooting lava as high as 1,300 feet into the air. This eruption was particularly striking, even for a volcano that’s been active for decades. This was ...

A volcano in Hawaii has been erupting for more than year, routinely spewing fountains of lava more than a thousand feet into the air. Kilauea in Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park had its 39th explosive ...

Kīlauea, one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii, had a series of violent steam explosions in 1924, and scientists discovered the cause.

Volcanoes might seem like nature’s incinerators, but using them to burn up trash would be dangerous and disrespectful to indigenous people who view them as sacred.