The known sequence of Maunaloa’s 1868 events began with an eruptive phase beginning at about dawn March 27 at the summit, lasting a couple of hours. Seismicity escalated thereafter, with Kaʻū ...

March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the Ka‘u district. However, this may not have been the ...

Lava spatters inside and flows down the side of the north vent inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on ...

March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift ...

Hawaii faces a major tsunami risk, but 24/7 monitoring and evacuation plans help keep residents safe. Learn how experts track ...

The Hawaiʻi County Council on Wednesday voted for a pilot program that would authorize special activity permits for ...

This week, it makes far more sense to test an aspect of our tsunami system that didn’t perform very well last December — who ...

Vermont is known for a plethora of outdoor adventures, from hiking the Green Mountains to boating on Lake Champlain. It also offers some of the most charismatic small towns in the U.S. (see: Stowe and ...

Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning ...

Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at 9:26 a.m., the U.S. Geological Survey said. The molten rock was contained within the park and ...