Most of the year, trade winds and a temperature inversion control the dispersion of vog from Kīlauea. The inversion forms ...

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Volcanoes might seem like nature’s incinerators, but using them to burn up trash would be dangerous and disrespectful to indigenous people who view them as sacred.

USGS issues highest alert as massive tephra impacts Hawaii, causing road closures and safety warnings. Stay informed!

Authorities reported tephra fall—including ash, Pele’s hair, and larger fragments—across Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

HONOLULU — Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has had it all over the past three weeks: molten rock shooting toward the sky, lava oozing from the ground and ash clouds rising miles into the air.

VOLCANO, Hawaii — About three times the average volume of lava from Kilauea volcano has been flowing into the ocean each day at five separate entry points over the past week. The increased activity is ...

Hawaii's Kilauea was spraying a spectacular fountain of lava on Monday, keeping up its reputation as one of the world's most active volcanoes. For over a year now, Kilauea has been regularly throwing ...

A Hawaii volcano that began erupting for the first time in two years continued Wednesday to gush lava from two vents in its summit crater, but the molten rock posed no threat to people. The Hawaiian ...

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno have confirmed that those living near active volcanoes that are passively emitting sulfurous air pollution are at greater risk of developing acute ...