If there's one thing you, and Gollum, should know about volcanoes, it's that "lava=hot". That, and it's not a great idea to attempt to plug them up with concrete. But some volcanos are hotter than ...

Sitting at the border of Rwanda, the lava lake is fed by the intense heat of the magma from below and the simmering smoke above.

A lava flow from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has reached the ocean for the first time since 2013. Lava began flowing on May 24, and traveled 6.5 miles over Pulama Pali to reach the ocean on ...

Fly over the stunning contrast of fire and ice as Mount Etna erupts on its snow-covered peaks in February 2025. This ...

Kilauea erupted once again on Friday, marking the 35th eruption for the Hawaii volcano and the highest lava fountain recorded ...

1 /2 Video by U.S. Geological Survey U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY A screenshot of the livestream of Kilauea Volcano shows lava fountaining this morning. 2 /2 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY A screenshot of the ...

Can you clean up a lava flow after it cools? It's technically possible but difficult, according to AccuWeather. It can take months or even years for lava flows to completely harden, and they're ...

Native Hawaiian oral traditions record a rich history of the changing volcanic landscape in Hawai‘i. Interweaving cultural knowledge with scientific disciplines can provide a more complete ...

Lava is flowing once again within the summit caldera at Kilauea volcano this morning, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey HVO said this is the ...