May 06 Some calming of Hawaii volcano, but scientists remain wary By Caleb Jones, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press The number of homes destroyed by lava shooting out of openings in the ground created by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano climbed to five. Continue reading
May 05 Photos: Why did the Kilauea volcano make a pink plume? By Nsikan Akpan Hours before the volcano erupted, it spewed a plume of pink ash hundreds of feet into the air. How come?… Continue reading
May 05 Hawaii residents flee quakes, lava and gas as volcano erupts By Caleb Jones, Marco Garcia, Associated Press Many rural residents living on an erupting volcano in Hawaii fled the threat of lava that spewed into the air in bursts of fire. Continue reading
May 04 Kilauea Volcano erupts, forcing evacuation of 1,500 in Hawaii By Caleb Jones, Marco Garcia, Associated Press Nearly 1,500 residents were ordered to evacuate from their volcano-side homes after Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupted, sending molten lava to chew its way through forest land and bubble up on paved streets. Continue reading
Jan 23 Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions strike Alaska, Japan and the Philippines By Nsikan Akpan A series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions struck the Pacific Rim late Monday and early Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: Bali volcano forces evacuation of thousands By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a volcano in Indonesia has forced more than 100,000 people to flee their homes on the island of Bali, and shut down the airport, stranding tourists. Also, three-week protests in Islamabad left seven people dead… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: U.N. estimates 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Thursday, the U.N. now says half a million Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh to escape attacks by the military in majority-Buddhist Myanmar. Also, the imminent eruption of a volcano on the island of Bali has… Continue watching
Aug 25 Scientists found 91 volcanoes under Antarctica. Here’s what they might do By Synclaire Cruel The volcanoes are located in the West Antarctic Rift System, a 2,200-mile valley created by separating tectonic plates. Continue reading
Jul 25 The moon may be hiding a lot of water under its crusty exterior By Roni Dengler For years, scientists thought our moon was a dry expanse. But, new evidence suggests the lunar mantle is wet on a global scale. Continue reading
May 18 Glass spheres forged by volcanic lightning offer clues about eruptions By Dave Berndtson Scientists have developed a new way to analyze volcanic eruptions -- with lightning -- that is cost effective, relatively simple and safe. Continue reading