New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

From possible impacts to how to prepare, we dive into what we know so far about Anchorage’s closest active volcano and how to ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the status of Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island to Alert Level 3 ...

By the end of the day, about 7 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, data from 16 crystals was collected and analyzed. The data, which ...

Consider a can of soda. When the can is closed (pressurized), the soda contains dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2). When you open ...

Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

The unrest, however, is unlikely to progress into a magmatic eruption based on the background levels of volcanic earthquake activity and the detected ground deformation, Phivolcs pointed out.

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...

The data, which was shared with HVO, showed that the erupted magmas had been stored in Kilauea’s shallowest magmatic reservoir at 1-2 km (0.6-1.2 miles) depth prior to eruption. This depth is ...

Several past eruptions have been characterized by similar ... As magma rises to the surface, magmatic gas rapidly exsolves as bubbles — just like when you open a bottle of soda or champagne.