Fluid inclusions in volcanoes are dominantly composed of carbon dioxide. At magmatic temperatures — 2,192 degrees — the density of the carbon dioxide strongly depends on pressure, which is influenced ...

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

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

As another school year ends, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory welcomes two new summer interns: Kamalani Poepoe and Ruth Gale. With an ongoing eruption at the summit Kilauea, now is the perfect ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has officially erupted for the 41st time since 2024, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has erupted with giant lava fountains, lava bombs and toxic gas — and you can watch it all happen live. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is live-streaming the eruption on its ...

VOLCANO, Hawaii (KHON) – Visitors watching Kīlauea volcano’s current eruption were treated to an occurrence that is rarely seen – a volnado. The volnado was caught forming by a US Geological Survey ...

Dramatic video of Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii captured the moment a USGS camera was buried in a spectacular lava fountain. The camera, located about 2,000 feet away from the volcano vent, captured the ...

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