Visual observations have been a backbone of volcano research more than 2,000 years and remain fundamental to understanding ...
Echinus Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, a rare acidic geyser and the largest in the world, has recently been observed ...
Learn more about the Echinus Geyser at Yellowstone Park, which recently erupted, but may not sustain into the summer.
In early February 2026, repeated surges of the geyser began—as before, with the surface becoming agitated and releasing more ...
A man is dead after officials found him in a closed area near one of the Earth’s most active volcanoes. According to the ...
A dormant volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has recently come back to life after more than 400 years of inactivity. The Krasheninnikova volcano began erupting in early August 2025, capturing the ...
The alert level for Mauna Loa is currently “normal”; we expect to see additional changes such as increased seismicity or gas emissions before any future eruption. Even during quiet times, keeping a ...
Most webcams used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory take a snapshot every few minutes to conserve bandwidth, but three webcams are currently “livestreaming” — meaning they transmit real-time ...
The geyser really came alive in fall 2017. From October 18 to November 10, 2017, Echinus consistently erupted roughly about every two to three hours. The activity then stopped with only one eruption ...
A 33-year-old man is dead following an overnight rescue operation at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park last week, according to ...
Search and rescue teams worked through the night in steep and unstable ground before locating the individual on Feb. 27.
A 33-year-old Hawaiʻi man has died after being found in a closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park last week. Park ...