Many Hawaiʻi Island communities downwind from the eruptive vents in the southwest portion of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater inside the ...

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

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Episode 42 ended at about 11:38 p.m. Sunday after nine hours ...

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

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 ...

In volcanoes, fluid inclusions are dominantly composed of CO 2. At magmatic temperatures (1200˚ C or 2192˚ F), the density of the CO 2 strongly depends on pressure, which is influenced by the depth of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the most active volcanoes in the world is gearing up for a spectacular eruption, according to the United States Geological Survey. A high fountaining phase is imminent at the Kilauea volcano on ...

When referred to as a gas, it means a volatile has transitioned into the vapor phase. The most common gases (or vapor phase volatiles) emitted at the surface are water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and ...