Big Island Now

Kīlauea volcano’s rare eruption at summit, with 38 episodes and counting, hits 1-year anniversary

1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 ...
Earth.com

Hunga eruption reached the edge of space, cooling the atmosphere

A rare underwater eruption at Hunga Tonga sent water vapor into Earth’s atmosphere, cooling the stratosphere and reshaping ...
Morning Overview on MSN

'Eruption likely': US's most dangerous volcano stirs near major city

On the flanks of Washington State Mount Rainier, a spike in seismic rumbling has revived an old, unsettling question for the ...
Big Island Now

UPDATE: Lava geysers reach 1,400 feet before Episode 39 of ongoing Kīlauea eruption ends after about 6 hours

Update at 4:34 a.m. Dec. 24, 2025: Episode 39 of the ongoing episodic eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at the summit of ...
Hawaii Magazine

The Current Kīlauea Summit Eruption Makes One Year

A year ago on Dec. 23, 2024, one of the world’s most active volcanoes awoke.   That morning, lava fountains spewed from a ...

One year of fascinating fountains at Kilauea volcano’s summit

After a year of explosive episodes, the summit continues inflating with fountaining possible as early as Wednesday.
Morning Overview on MSN

Oregon’s underwater volcano didn’t erupt in 2025, here’s why

For much of 2025, an underwater volcano off the Oregon coast was treated as a geological ticking clock, with forecasts ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active ...