A river of lava is flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island after the north side of the crater collapsed. It's pouring into the ocean and expanding the coastline as it cools.

However, lava did begin to flow into the Blue Lagoon parking lot, and at least one service building had been destroyed, RÚV said. "Due to a volcanic eruption that commenced in Sundhnúksgígar on ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting again, the seventh time since December 2024, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

Today, when the ocean waves are pressurized in these lava tubes, water sprays up into the air like a geyser. Keahole Point was formed by the lava flow of the Hualalai Volcano, which last erupted ...

According to an update from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), the eruption of Kilauea within Kaluapele (summit caldera) resumed just after 9 a.m. local time Wednesday when a small lava flow ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted in early May, sending a smoldering flow of lava into residential areas on the Big Island. Authorities ordered people living in Leilani Estates and Lanipuna ...

“Active lava flows now cover approximately 15 to 20 percent of the crater floor.” Footage captured by EpicLava from a nearby location shows lava fountains spewing from the volcano’s north vent. Credit ...

Hon said the lava flow has covered several square kilometers of the old lava lake created from a December 2020 eruption. The lava fountains peaked at about 200 feet tall on Monday morning.

At 4,000 miles long and 30–40 miles wide, the East African Rift (EAR) system is one of the geologic wonders of the world.

Tom Howarth is a Newsweek reporter based in Bristol, U.K. His focus is reporting on nature and science. He covers climate change, biodiversity, extreme weather, zoonotic diseases and more.