Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites.

The number 43 is for Episode 43 of the ongoing Kīlauea volcano episodic summit eruption that ejected that tephra during just more than 9 hours of sustained high lava fountaining that began shortly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1 /3 VIDEO COURTESY USGS A livestream of the Kilauea eruption from the southern rim of the caldera. COURTESY USGS A screenshot of ...

A massive volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúkur crater in Iceland on Wednesday spewed lava over 160 feet into the air, officials announced. The crater is located on the Reykjanes peninsula in ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted again this week, spewing lava 500 feet into the air from the crater at its summit, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The eruption ended around 8 p.m. local time on ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano has once again erupted, sending fountains of lava soaring 400 feet (122 meters) into the air. The spectacular display Tuesday captivated residents and visitors alike. The ...

TODOQUE, Canary Islands — The advance of lava from a volcanic eruption in Spain’s Canary Islands has slowed significantly. That raised doubts Thursday about whether it will fan out across the land and ...

Last week’s “Volcano Watch” article reviewed the lava fountaining eruption of Kilauea Iki in 1959. This week, we’ll continue looking back in time at the next episodic lava fountaining eruption in ...

The latest Kilauea eruption ended today at 4:16 p.m. after a little more than five hours of continuous lava fountains. Lava fountains reached a maximum of 1,000 to 1,100 feet during this episode that ...