1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 episodes and inclined lava fountains, including the highest lava fountains ...

When a volcano that has slept for centuries suddenly roars back to life, the first clear view no longer comes from a ship or a nearby village, but from orbit. Earlier this year, a NASA satellite ...

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 ...

Aerial images show the devastation in Tonga left behind after a violent offshore volcanic eruption sparked a tsunami and clouded the sky with ash. Communications with the island nation have largely ...

New aerial video released by Hawaii's Department of Defense shows amazing images of the lava flows from Kilauea volcano from Hawaii's Big Island. Officials say two new vents where lava was spurting ...

A tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption decimated some islands of the South Pacific nation of Tonga. The crushing effect on land and infrastructure can be seen from outer space. Three of Tonga’s ...

A volcano in northern Ethiopia erupted for the first time in 12,000 years on Sunday, November 23, sending a plume of ash nine miles into the air. Satellite imagery taken by NASA shows Ethiopia’s Afar ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

Volcanoes rarely erupt without warning, but the signals they send are often subtle, scattered and easy to miss. Now a new line of research suggests the forests that cloak many volcanoes quietly record ...