Morning Overview on MSN

Kilauea’s episode 46 eruption window opens today — the last fountain hit 900 feet and this one could be bigger

At 1:38 a.m. Hawaii time on Sunday, May 4, 2026, lava spilled over the rim of the north vent inside Halemaʻumaʻu crater, the ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Kilauea’s episode 46 erupted 6 million cubic yards of lava in 9 hours — and rapid inflation signals another eruption could start any day

Kilauea’s north vent ripped open again on the morning of May 5, 2026, sending continuous lava fountains into the summit ...
NBC New York

Kilauea's eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for 31st time since December

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feetinto the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea's 31st display of molten rock since ...
Gizmodo

Volcanoes Send Tiny Warning Signals Before Eruptions. These Scientists Are Decoding Them

The team behind "Jerk," a novel tool that predicted eruptions with 92% accuracy for a French volcano, discusses its work and implications. Reading time 5 minutes Science is a constant work in progress ...
PBS

This Volcano Won't Stop Erupting

Kilauea in Hawai’i has been in a state of near-constant eruption for decades, providing researchers with a uniquely reliable setting to study one of our planet’s most unpredictable and destructive ...
Orange County Register

Kilauea’s lava soared as high as a skyscraper during a 6-hour eruption. Here’s what to know

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater at semiregular intervals since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Greek Volcano Seemed Quiet for 100,000 Years. Then It Erupted Again. Should Scientists Take a Second Look at ‘Extinct’ Volcanoes?

By reconstructing a 700,000-year history of Methana volcano, geologists found a prehistoric phase when it appeared inactive ...
NBC News

Kilauea's eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava for 31st time since December

HONOLULU — Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...