With Spurr rumbling near Anchorage, let's look at some of the largest eruptions in the most volcanically active state of the ...

But the first three years of the Pu‘u‘o‘o eruption were characterized by 44 lava fountaining episodes that built a prominent cinder- and spatter-cone standing 835 feet (255 meters ...

There are 30 overlooks along the way, most of which offer a good view of the bright blue water and Wizard Island, a cinder cone island rising 775 feet above the surface of the lake. One of the ...

One of only four green sand beaches in the world, Papakolea sits at the southern tip of Hawaii’s Big Island. The ...

But the first three years of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption were characterized by 44 lava fountaining episodes that built a prominent cinder and spatter cone standing 835 feet above the surrounding ...

But the first three years of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption were characterized by 44 lava fountaining episodes that built a prominent cinder- and spatter-cone standing 835 feet (255 meters) above the ...

They develop when material that is much hotter than its surroundings erupts onto the Earth’s surface ... There are four major types of volcanoes: cinder cones, composite or stratovolcanoes, shield ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows smoke rising from a caldera on Tofua, highlighting the "looming threat" of the volcanic island.