After months of uncertainty, a sudden volcanic eruption overnight in Iceland saw jets of lava shoot into the air as a massive fissure opened in the earth. The authorities have swung into action, with ...

A map of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shows a spike in earthquakes in the area, as officials monitor the situation closely. Earthquakes have been rumbling through the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, where ...

The production of maps to track the progress of ongoing eruptions has long been part of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory mission to inform the public about volcanic hazards in Hawaii. The methods ...

The Volcano Observatory Notice to Aviation (VONA) is a notification product used by volcano observatories globally to inform ...

Aerial view of Crater Lake in Oregon, a collapse caldera formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in the past 8,000 years. A detailed survey of the volcanic deposits found offshore Japan ...

Most webcams used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory take a snapshot every few minutes to conserve bandwidth, but three webcams are currently “livestreaming” — meaning they transmit real-time ...

Iceland is on the verge of a significant volcanic eruption in the coming days, which has led to thousands of residents being evacuated from their homes since this weekend as thousands of small ...

Intrigued by reports of recent volcanic eruptions on Venus? WashU planetary scientists Paul Byrne and Rebecca Hahn want you to use their new map of 85,000 volcanoes on Venus to help locate the next ...