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In 1831, a mystery eruption occurred, causing a 1°C drop in global temperatures only recently identified in a paper by ...
Update at 10:09 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2025: Episode 27 of the ongoing episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano on the Big ...
The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...
Pele began her Sunday morning with 500-foot lava fountains out of Kīlauea. The 27th episode of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 9:05 a.m. on June 29, with fountain ...
Dominant trade wind conditions generally send tephra and volcanic gas southwest over the remote Ka‘u Desert. Eruption viewing areas within the national park are unaffected, but there can be decreased ...
The formation of Heart Mountain near Cody is a story of a block of rock the size of Rhode Island moving at 700 mph, an ...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported just before 9 a.m. today (June 28) in a Volcanic Activity Notice that low-level ...
Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.
Crews have made quick progress of removing 42,000 cubic yards of volcanic debris from Pohoiki on Hawaiʻi Island. The project ...
The "Ringed Lady" of Herculaneum is one of the most important discoveries from the ancient city that was buried by the ...
Stephanie Coral Browitt, the woman who suffered life-threatening burns and underwent eight amputations after a volcanic ...