VIDEO COURTESY USGS A live view from the eastern rim of the caldera. COURTESY USGS Scientists at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said “episode 15 ” of the ongoing eruption commenced at 12 :04 p.m. today.
March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift ...
The known sequence of Maunaloa’s 1868 events began with an eruptive phase beginning at about dawn March 27 at the summit, lasting a couple of hours. Seismicity escalated thereafter, with Kaʻū ...
Lava spatters inside and flows down the side of the north vent inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on ...
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As excited gasps from others filled the air, the couple only caught the aftermath of a spectacular event that erupted behind ...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists say episode 13 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended at 3:13 p.m.Tuesday.
A new volcanic vent was discovered at Yellowstone National Park, the U.S. Geological Survey announced this week.
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