Geologic mapping has been one of the most fundamental mandates of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since its establishment ...

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano is spewing towering columns of hot ash high into the air following the huge eruption that killed nine people and injured dozens of others ...

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki has erupted again, spewing a column of hot clouds from its peak three days after a ...

The volcano, which erupted again on Thursday, has spewed ash over the surrounding Indonesian island of Flores. Satellites captured the devastation from space.

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The ...

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity, are a product of our planet’s geophysical forces and can have devastating effects on communities and ecosystems. Detecting such ...

Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least six people have died as a series of volcanic ...

The U.S. Geological Survey says it has detected an increase seismic activity around Kamaʻehuakanaloa. The underwater volcano ...

A video produced by the Ford Motor Company shows the great, active volcano of Kilauea in Hawaii. This is a popular landmark ...

The University of Hawaii is seeing record enrollment after seeing more than 50,000 students enrolled in the UH system for the ...

It has been over four months since a couple of hours-long power outages hit Downtown Honolulu, but businesses have yet to be ...

A study to identify possible alternate traffic routes out of Puna could begin in early 2025. The goal of the Puna Alternate Route Study is to find potential locations for another route into Puna in an ...