Lava flows are masses of magma that pour onto the Earth's surface during an eruption; they include both moving lava and the resulting solidified deposits of black rock. Lava flows come in a great ...

Magma moves through Hawaiian rift zones as dikes, which are tabular sheets of magma that move laterally and vertically ...

and lava fountains up to 260 feet tall. The study authors emphasize that a long-term pattern of such opposite eruptive behavior suggests that a magmatic connection exists between these volcanoes.

The episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater has been going on for more than 3 months now, with 16 eruptive ...

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

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

The episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea in Halemaʻumaʻu crater has been going on for over three months now, with 16 eruptive episodes displaying lava fountains and lava flows within Kaluapele (the ...

The episodic summit eruption of Kilauea in Halema‘uma‘u crater has been going on for over three months now, with sixteen ...

When magma moves into the rift zone of a Hawaiian volcano, there is understandably a lot of excitement and apprehension. How ...