Gas rose from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii two days after the lava effusion had ceased. Dramatic footage shows a plume of smoke billowing from the inactive vent at the summit on January 5. The vent ...

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The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported today that Kilauea’s summit area is slowly inflating, indicating that new magma is ...

Axial Seamount off Oregon's coast is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, about 300 miles offshore and just ...

The Axial Seamount is not expected to threaten human population centres but it could help scientists forecast the eruption of more dangerous volcanoes.

Kilauea’s summit was inflating Friday, indicating that magma was accumulating, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

While SO2 concentrations in Hilo appeared to diminish throughout Monday, East Hawaii could experience more vog through today and Wednesday. National Weather Service meteorologist Thomas Vaughan said ...

An undersea volcano off the Oregon coast will likely erupt in 2025, and scientists can use the lessons learned from ...

The following is a list of the Big Island’s official traffic fatalities in 2024, compliled using information provided by the Hawaii Police Department. The date is the date of death. The collision that ...

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The volcano is shaped like a warrior's shield ... similar though less potent to magma hot spots that created the islands of Hawaii and Iceland. The Axial Seamount sits about 470 kilometres ...

The acceptance of metals and appliances at East Hawaii transfer stations has been put on hold because of a fire Wednesday morning at Big Island Scrap Metal, Hawaii County’s contracted recycling ...