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“How tall is the fountain?”  

This is the question that volcano watchers keep coming back to once the lava fountains start at Kīlauea.  And there have...

When lava fountains have erupted at the summit of Kīlauea, one question always quickly follows: How tall is that fountain? 

On November 5, 2026, the summit of Kīlauea erupted lava fountains for six hours during the fifty-sixth episode of the eruption that began on December...

A new Data Release by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory provides measurements of lava fountain heights during episodes 1–50 of the ongoing...

Beneath the ocean’s surface, submarine volcanoes carry out about 75 percent of Earth’s volcanic activity, but much of what they do remains hidden from...

Submarine volcanoes are enigmatic and mysterious because they are cloaked by the overlying ocean, yet their activity represents 75% of earth’s...

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory staff conducted a lava sampling mission and monitoring overflight of Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea the...

A caldera intrusion from September 30-October 1, amidst the ongoing episodic lava fountaining eruption at Kīlauea summit, has a lot of people...

If you've been wondering what Kīlauea's recent caldera intrusion means, you're not alone. 

A new paper led by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory tracks the geochemistry of the first year of lava fountains (episodes 1–39) erupted during...