Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

A series of high fountaining events reaching 540 m (1770 ft), were some of the highest recorded at Kilauea. Lava flows from this eruption extended south to the ocean, covered large portions of the ...

Thousands of Hawaii residents are coping with a shortage of inexpensive insurance in sprawling subdivisions built on Big Island generations ago in the two most hazardous lava zones ...

A fissure on the northwestern crater wall of Makauopuhi Crater on the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea sent lava cascading into the ...

Her house sits outside Pahoa Village in an area that was threatened by a lava flow from Kilauea volcano in 2014. The lava never reached her neighborhood, but the danger is ever-present and she now ...

The U.S. Geological Survey says it has detected an increase seismic activity around Kamaʻehuakanaloa. The underwater volcano ...

What's more, you'll spend one night at Volcano House, a hotel on the rim of Kilauea. (When the shield volcano is active, you can take a nighttime stroll to see the lava flow.) Travelers say the ...

For one thing, the onyx-tinted sand here owes its unique hue to the ongoing volcanic activity of Kilauea in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. And for another, this beach is often visited by honu ...

Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale warning signs.