Mauna Kea When you think of the tallest mountains, instinctively, Mount Everest comes to mind. But here's a shocker: Mauna ...

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory spearheads Volcano Awareness Month each January on the Island of Hawaii. This year, in ...

The islands of Hawaii are simply spectacular. The islands belong to the United States of America as the 50th and most recent ...

Eleven volcanic earthquakes, including two volcanic tremors that lasted 3 to 4 minutes long, were recorded at the Kanlaon Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) ...

At an incredible 5,800 metres (19,000ft) above sea level, this road has been declared the world's highest and climbs up the side of an active volcano.

Poised some 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, one mile beneath the sea, yet rising 3,600 feet high, and spanning 1.2 miles ...

The good news is that because the top of the volcano is still 4,500 feet below the ocean’s surface, it poses no danger to people.