Each episode of Halemaʻumaʻu lava fountaining since the beginning of the episodic summit eruption Dec. 23, 2024, has continued for between 13 hours and 8 days. Eruptive episodes have been separated by ...

Lava is once again lighting up the summit of Kīlauea Volcano, as the U.S. Geological Survey reports a new phase of sustained lava fountaining that began Tuesday evening.

This geographical phenomenon, known as the Eastern African Rift (EARS), is believed to have initiated around 22 million years ...

Episode 19 of Kīlauea’s ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu crater eruption began at about 9:28 p.m. on Thursday with lava fountains from ...

VIDEO COURTESY USGS A live view of the Kilauea eruption from the northwest rim of the caldera looking east. COURTESY USGS A view of the Kilauea eruption from the northwest rim of the crater. 2 /2 ...

Kilauea’s latest eruption episode — its 19th since late December — came to a close early this morning after nearly eight ...

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an ...

Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) image of Mauna Loa spanning November 16 to December 2, 2022. Concentric ...

A part of Northern Africa is slowly splitting apart from the rest of the continent and may eventually create a whole new ocean, according to scientists. The phenomenon is due to plate tectonics in the ...

Lava began overflowing the north vent at 3:47 a.m. Fountains this morning were over 650 feet (200 meters) high at the south ...