Kīlauea summit region shook for 5 hours Nov. 14 that year as magma made a path to the surface. The eruption began at 8:08 p.m ...

From Hawaiian Volcano Observatory livestreaming V2cam, a plume-like fountain erupted from the north vent during Episode 24 on ...

HILO The recently published Geologic map of the central-southeast flank of Mauna Loa volcano is the culmination of years of field work by the U.S. Geological Survey. This updated map supersedes the ...

Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment in 1879. Congress created the USGS to “classify the public lands and examine ...

The Cordón Caulle volcano in Chile is part of the Puyehue-Cordón Caulle Volcanic Complex along the Andes mountain range in southern Chile. Philipp Ruprecht, an associate professor at the University of ...

Kīlauea has been erupting episodically since Dec. 23, 2024, primarily from two vents (north and south) in Halema‘uma‘u.

In the late 1980s, geologist Thomas Wright oversaw the production of a volcano hazard map that would help guide zoning and land use decisions on the island of Hawaii. The map, published in 1992 by the ...

From myth to science : the contribution of Mount Teide to the advancement of volcanology / Juan Carlos Carracedo, Valentin R. Troll -- Geological and geodynamic context of the Teide volcanic complex / ...

The United States has a habit of showcasing its geology. Long before cities and highways showed up, forces beneath the ...

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Iceland became the focus of many this past week as one of its many volcanoes erupted. Photos and videos mesmerize as they show fountains of lava spewing from the ground and thick plumes of smoke ...