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I’ll never forget the first time I saw Kilauea erupting. It was 1975 and Kilauea Iki was bubbling and spurting lava. It was ...
With a competent guide, active volcano treks are both safe and worth the climb. Here are some of the tallest active volcanoes ...
When active, Kīlauea pumps out thousands of tons of volcanic gases, namely water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide.
This month, large ancient Hawaiian petroglyphs were exposed along the shoreline on Oahu’s west side. Usually covered by sand, ...
“Our goal is simple — stop wildfires before they become disasters,” Hawai‘i National Guard Commander-in-Chief Green said in ...
This photo was taken by a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring webcam just before 6 a.m. July 9, 2025, during Episode 28 ...
Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.
Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.
That's why Hawaii's oldest volcanoes, on Kauai, are 5.5 million years old, while the newest, on the Big Island, are "only" 700,000 years old and still growing.
The top of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano took the bronze, proving to be a popular photo opportunity among tourists, with still good ar quality. Kilauea just wrapped up another explosive episode.
Watch Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupt for second major time in under two weeks Lava fountains reached heights of 1,250 feet in episode 26, a record for the eruption.