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Long-time Kīlauea Volcano watchers know the drill when the supply of magma to the active vent on the volcano's east rift zone is interrupted...

In the early hours of Monday, February 1, 2010, , a swarm of microearthquakes began to occur on the south flank of Kīlauea volcano.

As Volcano Awareness Month nears its end, we conclude our look at volcanoes and society by exploring the cinematic treatment of volcanoes over the...

In the previous two weeks, we examined the role that volcanoes have played in both religion and art. Today, we discuss the influence of volcanoes on...

In celebration of Volcano Awareness Month (January 2010), we examine the influence of volcanoes on human society, beginning last week with religion...

As the first decade of the 21st century has come to a close, the effect of human civilization on the Earth has become increasingly apparent.

Kīlauea has been erupting nearly continuously for 27 years as of Sunday, January 3, 2010.

Clear weather and an active lava column in the Halema‘uma‘u Overlook vent this week is brightening the nighttime glow at the summit of Kīlauea just in...

In this age of the Internet, anyone's opinion on any subject, whether thoroughly researched or derived from an Ouija board, can be broadcast to the...

Many visitors to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park stop at Kīlauea Overlook and walk to the rim of the caldera, passing a huge rock along the way.