Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

True cinder blocks are vestiges of an era when coal burning was inefficient and waste cinders were plentiful. In 1913, a ...

Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is in a unique phase of activity in Halemaʻumaʻu, with 12 episodes of dual ...

If you can stay longer, climb Cinder Cone, an outstanding example of the results of volcanism, and, if you have the stamina for a more demanding trek, try Lassen Peak. Four types of volcanoes ...

Ash released from shield volcanoes often builds up around the vent forming a steep, round hill known as a cinder cone. A lava tube may also form, beneath the surface of the ground, when low ...

Mount Tabor is a dormant volcanic cinder cone located 5 miles east of downtown Portland. It may sound like a trek, but the scenery is well worth it. At its summit, Mount Tabor provides vistas of ...

For 25 million years, volcanos spewed molten rock and ash across New Mexico, forming craters, super volcanos, cinder cones, lava flows and peak-less mountains. Over time, these massive eruptions ...

Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...