From the rice paddies of South Asia to the wheat fields of northern China, summer monsoon rains sustain the livelihoods of billions. Yet these vital rains fluctuate dramatically from decade to decade—a variability that has long puzzled climate scientists.

For the second time this year, a massive volcanic eruption has rained hazardous materials over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii island, leading to an evacuation of the Kilauea volcano’s summit.

The event marks the 43rd episode in the active volcano's ongoing eruption, which began on Dec. 23, 2024

Eruptive episode 43 began at the summit of Kīlauea within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park at 9:17 a.m. Initial fountains began from the north vent, with the south vent starting just before 10 a.m., according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected animal populations. A new study of a catastrophic volcanic eruption during the Ice Age has found that mammoths,

Tūtū Pele couldn't let the incoming Kona storm system have all the fun, as Kīlauea began lava fountaining at approximately 9:17 a.m. on March 10.

Park rangers are evacuating visitors from the Kīlauea Summit in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park as it is temporarily closed due to hazardous amounts of volcanic rock, ash and glass particles falling over the summit. Highway 11 is closed between mile markers 24 and 40 due to dangerous road conditions.

One of the most deadly and dangerous volcano hazards isn’t lava. Mudflows called lahars can come without clear warning.