Federal scientists are pushing back against viral claims that “mega eruptions” could strike within days, even as they quietly ...

This story was updated on Dec. 24, 2025. A year ago on Dec. 23, 2024, one of the world’s most active volcanoes awoke.   That ...

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

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

The left map shows the tephra fall associated with Kilauea’s episodic summit eruption, from December 2024 to December 2025.

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

One of the most active volcanoes in the world is living up to its reputation as it gears up for another eruption. An eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is imminent, based on current activity, ...

Kilauea is one of the world’s youngest yet most active volcanoes, and one of the six active volcanoes in Hawaii ...

Volcanoes that dominate postcards and disaster movies are often the ones we can see, their peaks etched against the sky. Yet ...