After a period of silence, Kīlauea volcano burst into activity on December 23, 2024, with striking lava fountains reaching as ...
One of the most common features found at large volcanoes are calderas, formed by the collapse of the land due to eruption.
A 2023 astronaut photo captured a rare effect, known as sunglint, transforming the surface of one of Russia's deepest lakes ...
USGS PHOTO by M. PATRICK A Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist using a telephoto lens captured lava fountaining within Kaluapele, Kilauea’s summit caldera, Sunday morning. HVO geologists on the ...
The current eruption phase began Dec. 23. In the 24 hours prior to this morning, vents in the southwest portion of the caldera have produced a fan of lava flows covering the southwest portion of the ...
The final installment in a review of Earth's over-heated, storm-tossed but also beauty-filled year.
There are 11 counties that share their names with California rivers — Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Calaveras, ...