Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open ...

Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

This marks the 13th episode of on-again, off-again lava activity of Kilauea volcano on the Big Island that started Dec. 23. A webcam showed vigorous fountains of bright-red molten rock and ...

The loss of many beloved animals, big and small, in the traumatic 2018 Kilauea eruption planted in many residents an urge for ...

The biggest danger from the volcano are lahars, a mixture of ash, rock, mud and debris, that can bury entire towns. A 2018 ...

As the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted again last week, lava was captured spinning into the air like a dust devil, creating a "lavanado." Stunning video footage captured by Scott Malis on Feb ...

Episode 12 of Kilauea lasted just under 22 hours, with fountaining stopping around 10:35 a.m. and the episode ending around 10:37 a.m. USGS reported eruptive activity was spotted from the south ...

For instance, in future events at Kilauea, identifying the contribution of deeper-stored magmas in near-real-time—retrospectively found for the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kilauea ...