Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

From the fiery lava fountains of Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano to the dramatic eruption of the Reykjanes Peninsula Fissure Eruption in Iceland, 2025 was filled with plenty of volcanic activity. Here are ...

Iceland has declared a state of emergency after a volcano erupted for the fourth time in three months. The eruption opened a fissure almost 2 miles long between Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains ...

An episode of lava fountaining at Kilauea ended early today after nearly six hours of continuous activity inside Halemaumau ...

A groundbreaking study reveals microbes colonizing sterile, newly formed lava rock in Iceland within hours, offering clues to ...

Mount Etna has roared back to life with dramatic plumes of ash and smoke billowing, yet the spectacle has only increased the ...

Iceland has experienced its most powerful volcano eruption since December last year on the Reykjanes Peninsula, spewing bright orange lava high into the air. The eruption has sent fountains of molten ...

A lava river fed by the erupting Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is moving faster. A river of lava fed by the erupting Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii and its many fissures was moving faster and ...

Fresh lava looks like the last place anything could live, yet biologists are now finding microbial communities moving in ...

Continuous lava fountaining began about 2 p.m. today within Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater as the 12th episode of the ongoing summit eruption continues, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

The lava vents were quiet Saturday, but intensified on Sunday. After a day of relative calm, Kilauea roared back in full force on Sunday, spewing lava 300 feet in the air, encroaching on a half mile ...

Often spotted by onlookers in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, or even by YouTube livestream viewers, the long, ashy gray or ...