Kilauea volcano erupts, closes Hawaii highways

Hawaii Island’s Kilauea volcano began erupting on March 10, spewing rock fragments as large as footballs, threatening nearby ...

43 Years Ago, Scientists Dropped Gophers Onto a Volcano. Today, They’re Tiny Heroes.

It started as a go-for-broke experiment, but it wound up saving an ecosystem.

Mount St. Helens and the Worst Volcano Eruption in U.S. History

It was small by volcanic standards, but massive by human ones: on this day in 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in what the ...

Towering lava fountains of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is shooting lava fountains up to 1,000 feet, and falling ash and volcanic fragments are forcing ...
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Mount Rainier ranks as the most hazardous volcano in the United States

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Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Shoots Over 1,000 Feet of Lava into the Air, Prompting Highway Closure and Flight Cancellations

The event marks the 43rd episode in the active volcano's ongoing eruption, which began on Dec. 23, 2024 Christopher Edwards is a Writer, Lifestyle at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2026.
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HVO Volcano Watch — Pele, Lono, and Hiʻiaka remind us of Nature’s power

The summit region of Kīlauea experienced tephra fallout and a Kona low storm this past week. Cleanup, recovery, and regrowth ...

To study California’s largest active volcano, scientists first have to climb it

Mount Shasta presents a unique challenge that most other active volcanoes don't for USGS scientists. The only place to sample ...