On this episode of Science Dispatch, we dive into the latest Kīlauea eruption and the alarming chemistry behind the air ...

In the neighborhoods near the Kīlauea volcano, volcanic debris crushes under foot and car, crunching with every step. The 41st episode of the Big Island’s latest eruption threw ash and tephra, a ...

Christopher Duddy was shooting a film in Hawaii when disaster struck. For 28 hours he choked on fumes near a lava lake, fighting to get to safety ...

When Mauna Loa volcano erupted in November 1935 and threatened the local water supply, officials dropped bombs to divert the ...

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

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

Authorities counted at least two fatal overdoses linked to the ring during the investigation. Officers with the Waterloo ...

This map shows the tephra fall associated with episode 41 of Kilauea’s episodic summit eruption, on Jan. 24. Tephra is a ...

Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Environment and ...

Tephra fragments and breathing volcanic gases can trigger serious health conditions, whereas the long, thin strands of volcanic glass, called “Pele’s hair,” can wound the flesh, per SFGate. To protect ...

The volcanic hot spot is larger than Lake Superior, spewing eruptions six times the total energy of all of the world's power plants.