Understanding these interactions is vital for keeping communities who reside in hazardous zones — like the volcanic and oceanic Hawaii — safe from lava flows. Plus, it can tell us about how ...

During the eruptive episodes, lava fountains have reached heights of 1,000 feet (305 meters), drawing visitors to marvel at ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that the lava geysers were preceded by more than 100 cycles of lava rise and fall, vent overflows and spatter fountains in the north vent, a phenomenon known as ...

They can kill people and damage property. Economic activity can suffer as it is hard for businesses to operate after an eruption. Habitats and landscapes are damaged by lava flows.

Scientists are bracing for high lava fountains in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano.

Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park saw first signs of activity at around midnight when seven small, short-lived lava flows erupted until ... Most of the effects are either gases coming out or ...

I’ve been asked by my fellow explorers to get some rock samples from Mount Vesuvius, but it’s an active volcano, so I’ll need to watch out for things like lava flow. Lava is very hot molten ...

On Tuesday, at precisely 12:04 p.m., scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory announced the commencement of what they term 'episode 15' in the ongoing eruption of Kilauea, a volcano renowned for ...