THE thickness of a lava flow depends, in general, on three factors: the viscosity of the flowing lava; the angle of slope of the surface over which the lava is flowing; the local topography ...

Kilauea, located about 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast of Honolulu, is one of five volcanoes that make up the Big Island ...

Jaw-dropping scenes show eruption and lava flow from Mount Etna. The drone footage shows activity at the volcano in Sicily on ...

The eruption created glowing patterns as lava spread over the mountainside. Officials said the lava posed no threat posed to homes or infrastructures.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted once again, shooting lava 330 feet into the sky and drawing crowds to Hawai‘i Volcanoes ...

M. PATRICK / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lava spewed out of the northern vent at Kilauea’s summit Tuesday morning. M. PATRICK / ...

The eruption began at 10:16 a.m. when molten rock broke through the surface inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Within 30 minutes, a vent blasted lava 330 feet (100 meters) high, according to the Hawaiian ...