volcanic eruption

Visitors treated to a ‘spectacular’ show during first Mauna Loa eruption in nearly 4 decades

By Caleb Jones, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press

Visitors to the 24-hour park are currently able to witness both the lava flowing from a fissure on Mauna Loa and the glow from the lava lake at nearby Kilauea volcano.

Here’s the science behind Mauna Loa’s ongoing volcanic eruption

By Gabi Laske, The Conversation

A scientist who led one of the first projects to map the Hawaiian Islands’ deep volcanic plumbing explains what’s going on under the surface.

Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts as nearby residents are advised to evacuate

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Footage on Japan’s NHK public television showed orange flames flashing near the crater and dark smoke of ash billowing from the mountaintop high up into the night sky.

Over 80,000 impacted by Tongan volcano; 3 smaller islands suffer serious damage, officials say

By Moussa Moussa, David Rising, Associated Press

Three of Tonga's smaller islands have suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross say, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by the eruption of an undersea volcano near the Pacific archipelago…

Indonesian rescuers dig through volcanic ash after 14 die

By Associated Press

Rescuers were sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after the highest volcano on Java island erupted with fury, killing at least 14 people with searing gas and ash.