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Volcanoes Started Earth’s ‘Great Dying.’ This Unexpected Plant Made It Worse
Sometimes, the most unexpected combinations can drive the worst natural disasters.
Volcano Watch: When will Halemaʻumaʻu fill with lava?
The easiest answer to the question of whether lava will flow out of the caldera is — it depends!
Volcano Watch: When will Halemaʻumaʻu fill with lava?
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff are often asked, “Will lava erupted during the ongoing Kilauea summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u eventually flow out of the caldera? And if so, when?”
Volcano Watch: When will Halemaʻumaʻu fill with lava?
The easiest answer to the question of whether lava will flow out of the caldera is — it depends!
Volcano Fire Near Murrieta Scorches 130 Acres, Containment Grows
People remain evacuated in one neighborhood near the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve above Murrieta.
Volcano Fire triggers evacuation orders in Murrieta
Evacuation orders are in effect in Murrieta as firefighters battle the Volcano Fire.
Volcano Watch — Hawaiʻi Five-O! Fifty fountaining episodes at Kīlauea summit
Hawaiʻi, the 50th state, reached a golden anniversary last Saturday, June 27. Surprise, it’s the 50th fountaining episode of the ongoing episodic eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea.
Volcano Watch: Hawaii Five-O! Fifty fountaining episodes at Kilauea summit
Hawaii, the 50th state, reached a golden anniversary last Saturday, June 27. Surprise, it’s the 50th fountaining episode of the ongoing episodic eruption in Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kilauea.
Volcano Watch: Hawai‘i Five-O! Fifty fountaining episodes at Kīlauea summit
Hawai‘i, the 50th state, reached a golden anniversary June 27: Episode 50 of the ongoing episodic summit eruption at Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island; the north vent served up a 1,030-foot lava fountain,...
Volcano Watch: A hui hou to a giant of volcanology
Professor Bruce Houghton retired in 2025 from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after 25 years as the Gordon A. Macdonald Chairperson of Volcanology, but although he retired and returned to New Zealand, his c...
Volcano Watch: A hui hou to a giant of volcanology
Professor Bruce Houghton retired in 2025 from University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa after 25 years as the Gordon A. Macdonald Chairperson of Volcanology, but although he retired and returned to New Zealand, his c...
Volcano Watch — What is the difference between an eruption and an episode?
Over the last year and a half, the historic episodic eruption at the summit of Kīlauea has had 49 episodes of lava fountaining, with episode 50 in the forecast for next week. But why are these individual fo...
Volcano Watch: What is the difference between an eruption and an episode?
Over the last year and a half, the historic episodic eruption at the summit of Kilauea has had 49 episodes of lava fountaining, with episode 50 in the forecast for next week. But why are these individual fou...
Revamping HVNP
Eight years after the 2018 eruption of the Kilauea volcano sent ash spewing into the air, streams of lava snaking toward the coast, and set off thousands of earthquakes over the course of just a few months,...
Volcano Watch: Remembering the 1926 Mauna Loa eruption a century later
This eruption is most remembered for the destruction of Ho‘ōpūloa village, a few miles north of Miloliʻi Bay.
Volcano Watch: ‘Stick Season’ in Hawaiʻi? What happened to the leaves around summit of Kīlauea?
Large eruptive plumes produced by the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, which contain high concentrations of volcanic gases and tephra, and wind direction are the key to this answer.
Volcano Watch: What happened to the leaves around Kilauea summit?
As you walk along Crater Rim Trail from Wahinekapu (Steaming Bluffs) heading towards the Uekahuna overlook in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, you’ll notice far less green vegetation and foliage than usual.
Volcano Watch: ‘Stick Season’ in Hawaiʻi? What happened to the leaves around summit of Kīlauea?
Large eruptive plumes produced by the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, which contain high concentrations of volcanic gases and tephra, and wind direction are the key to this answer.
Volcano Watch — Think Hawaiʻi has many volcanoes? Think again, says El Salvador
This past March, a team of US Geological Survey scientists—two of whom travelled from Hawaiʻi—visited El Salvador in Central America for volcanological field studies and a workshop on lava flow hazards....
Volcano Watch: Think Hawaii has many volcanoes? Think again, says El Salvador
This past March, a team of U.S. Geological Survey scientists — two of whom travelled from Hawaii — visited El Salvador in Central America for volcanological field studies and a workshop on lava flow haza...