Hawaii’s Kīlauea Eruption Blasts Fountain Over 1,000 Feet in Wild Timelapse
A new timelapse video captures dramatic lava fountaining during Episode 24 of Kīlauea’s ongoing summit eruption. The main fountain surged from the north vent, reaching heights over 300 meters (1,000 feet) and spilling lava southwest toward closed areas of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The footage, released by the U.S. Geological Survey, highlights the eruption’s growing […]
Tourists Flee as Mount Etna Erupts Suddenly in Sicily
Mount Etna erupted suddenly, sending massive plumes of ash into the sky and forcing tourists to flee down the mountainside. Aurelien Pouzin captured the moment panicked tourists escaped as an enormous ash cloud loomed overhead. Experts reported the eruption involved continuous explosions of increasing intensity throughout the night. Volcanic tremors began around 10 p.m. on […]
Hawaii Volcano Eruption Sends Lava Fountains Soaring 1,000 Feet
Lava fountains at Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano soared over 1,000 feet during a dramatic eruption captured by the U.S. Geological Survey. Episode 23 of the ongoing summit eruption saw both the north and south vents in Halemaʻumaʻu crater erupting simultaneously. A massive ash plume, filled with tephra including Pele’s hair and scoria, rose at least 5,000 […]
Monster Volcano Off U.S. Coast Could Erupt Within DAYS – Here’s What We Know
A massive underwater volcano off the Oregon coast, known as the Axial Seamount, may erupt as soon as tomorrow, scientists warn. The seafloor has swelled to levels seen before its last major eruption in 2015, while earthquake activity has surged to hundreds per day. Researchers say magma is likely pushing to the surface, signalling an […]
Alaska on Edge: Mount Spurr Rumbles as Scientists Warn of Explosive Eruption
More than two dozen earthquakes in 48 hours have shaken Mount Spurr, alarming scientists and locals. Experts say rising magma, increased gas emissions, and grey vapour suggests an eruption could happen within weeks or months. If it erupts, Mount Spurr could spew ash 50,000 feet into the sky, disrupting global air travel and blanketing Anchorage […]
Hawaii’s Kīlauea Volcano Erupts Again: Unleashing Hours of Lava Fountains
Checkout this terrifying footage of the Kīlauea summit eruption causing hours of lava fountains. Episode 19 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea volcano featured nearly eight hours of sustained lava fountaining, reaching heights of up to 330 feet. The eruption began on May 1 after 26 cycles of low dome fountaining and overflow activity, […]
Monster Volcano Lurking Off U.S. Coast Could Erupt Any Day
A massive volcano is silently building pressure beneath the Pacific—and could blow at any moment. The Axial Seamount, located 300 miles off Oregon’s coast and nearly a mile underwater, has swelled to the same level seen before its last eruption in 2015. That event triggered 8,000 earthquakes and sent lava flows surging across the seafloor. […]
Is the ‘Zombie’ Volcano About to Come Back to Life? Scientists Reveal Shocking New Findings
Scientists have unlocked the eerie mystery behind Bolivia’s so-called ‘zombie’ volcano, which appears to be rising from the dead despite 250,000 years of silence. Using seismic imaging, rock analysis, and advanced modelling, researchers from China, the UK, and the US discovered that fluid and gas movements—not magma—are driving the volcano’s strange, restless behaviour. This underground […]
Alaska Volcano Wakes After 30 Years — And a Major City Is in Its Path
A massive volcano in Alaska is showing alarming signs of an imminent eruption, with over 55 earthquakes shaking Mount Spurr in just one week. Experts say the quakes are caused by rising magma cracking the rock beneath the surface, a clear signal that an eruption could be near. The city of Anchorage, home to more […]
Explosive Episode 17: Hawaii’s Kīlauea Eruption Unleashes Towering Lava Fountains
Checkout this terrifying footage of the Kīlauea summit eruption causing 13 hours of lava fountains. The seventeeth episode of Kīlauea’s ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu crater within , Hawaii, USA, resulting in lava fountains erupting from the north vent. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists observed the lava fountaining in episode 17 of the ongoing summit […]