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

Episode 41 of lava fountaining to more than 1,600 feet high as part of the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea ...

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Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense advises Big Island residents and visitors to take precautions in areas impacted by falling ash ...

Episode 41 of lava fountaining in Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater began late this morning, according to the U.S. Geological ...

Hawai‘i County Civil Defense reports in its post-ashfall update message that Episode 41 of the ongoing summit eruption within Halema‘uma‘u Crater in the caldera of Kīlauea volcano produced significant ...

"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources." ...

When massive volcanic eruptions occur, they inject millions of tons of sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, where it forms sulfate aerosols that scatter incoming solar radiation and result in global ...

While many science books would have you believe the Earth's lower mantle—the layer deep below the crust—is smooth, it's actually made up of a mountainous-like topography that moves and changes just ...

Forecasting volcanic eruptions in time to alert authorities and populations remains a major global challenge. In a study ...