Since episode 40 ended, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey recorded three more swarms between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Episode 40 of the ongoing summit eruption began at 8:34 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, and ended about 9.7 hours later at 6:04 p.m.

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The state is proposing to bulldoze a short access road in the remote Ka‘u Forest Reserve to improve management of native ecosystems and maintain a hooved- animal-proof fence, according to a draft ...

Lava Butte, a cinder cone rising 509 feet above U.S. Highway 97 between Bend and Sunriver, is an easy-to-reach (or at least the parking lot is) option on a clear day, or any time you want a fix of ...

Streams of molten lava flowed from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano overnight Saturday into Sunday, ahead of another eruption expected to take shape in the coming days, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many gas bubbles form in the magma – and when. Until now, it was thought that gas bubbles were formed primarily when the ambient pressure ...