Police say the hikers ignored a climbing ban imposed after recent eruptions

We are used to seeing eruptions from the summit region of Kilauea contained to the region that is referred to as Halema‘uma‘u. Halema‘uma‘u, home of Pele, is a crater situated within the larger, steep-walled caldera at the summit of Kilauea named Kaluapele.

While the USGS scientists learned plenty about volcanism in El Salvador during this trip, it also provided key insights to bring home to our own volcanoes. Explosive eruptions in Hawaii are relatively rare, but the ability to correctly interpret their deposits is critical to understanding potential future hazards.

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes that are erupting as you read this sentence? We know ...

Rescuers on Saturday recovered the body of an Indonesian woman caught in a volcanic eruption at Mt. Dukono on the island of Halmahera a day earlier, as search operations continued for other victims.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is once again erupting, sending shocking spurts of lava flying around the area