The sound of lava exploding cuts through the night. Then, a person is seen walking near the crater. Later, others can be seen walking with the neon glow of lava burning in the background.

Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years, sending lava spewing 100 feet to 200 feet into the air.For now, lava is not threatening ...

Demian Barrios has barely slept since Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano started erupting on May 3.. The lifelong volcano enthusiast, who describes himself as a “lava chaser,” has been running after ...

HONOLULU — Scientists were bracing for high lava fountains Tuesday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Lava fountains have reached heights of 1,000 feet ...

A fire fountain exploding from a fissure during the last time Mauna Loa erupted in 1984. It has erupted again. J.D. Griggs/USGS. Fiery fountains from this crack reached heights of up to 165 feet ...

“Volcano eruption” might bring to mind Mount St. Helens in 1980, with its mushroom cloud.But Kilauea is a runny volcano, says Zane Smith, who owns Hawaii Geo Tours (and saw his own hometown of ...

The spectacle of the exploding volcano, which burst to life about 7:20 p.m., was so awe-inspiring that motorists stopped to watch as far away as the Mexico City suburbs.

A mysterious and highly active undersea volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of this year, scientists say. Nearly a mile deep and about 700 miles northwest of San Francisco, the ...

In 2002 the volcano shot more than 15 million cubic yards of lava into downtown Goma, destroying 14,000 homes, burying buildings to the top of the first floor, and forcing 350,000 citizens to flee.

As well as tornadoes, loud bangs sounding across the Reykjanes Peninsula indicate that pockets of methane within the lava are exploding. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Find the complete program transcript, including credits, for the NOVA program Volcano Under the City originally broadcast on PBS on November 1, 2005.