State health officials urge the public to take precautions as volcanic gas emissions — and volcanic smog known as vog — ...

As people from around the world are captivated by episodic lava fountaining during the ongoing Kilauea eruption in Halema‘uma ...

Lava fountains from a fissure in the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa during the 2022 eruption. It was the first time in 38 ...

Strangest of all, scientists have found that its gusts of gas are loaded with tiny crystals of metallic gold, no larger than 20 micrometers. Over the course of a single day, it's estimated that the ...

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22, this year. The annual observation is set aside to increase awareness around environmental ...

Imagine standing at the rim of a vast caldera, the earth beneath your feet formed by unimaginable forces millions of years ...

The forecast calls for snow at the highest summits of the Big Island, where snow occurs several times per year, especially ...

Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes and revered as the divine creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Every year, people leave over 10,000 offerings at Pele’s shrine at Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

Dozens of mini-earthquakes have rattled Alaska's Mount Spurr over the past week, sparking fears among scientists that the towering 11,000-foot volcano may be on the verge of a major eruption.

The Volcano Rescue Team responded late last week after a skier suffered a leg injury on Mount St. Helens. Just after 11 a.m. April 4, the Volcano Rescue Team was notified about a skier on Mount St ...

This is one of the world's most surreal travel experiences - on one side of the huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows are ski fields with chairlifts and -4 degree temperatures (pictured); on the other ...

For many Native Hawaiians, an eruption of a volcano like Mauna Loa has a deep yet very personal cultural significance.