Lava domes -- or volcanic domes -- vary in size and shape. They can reach up to 1,640 feet high, but typically stay within ranges of 30 to 320 feet, according to the USGS.

A lava dome fountain blurbled in the Halema'uma'u crater at the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii in early January 2021. USGS video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET. Late in 2020, ...

The role of rain in this case has raised questions around whether climate change could bring more frequent “lava-dome” eruptions, which tend to be stronger and more destructive than other types.

Mayon was placed under alert level 1 on Aug. 21 when it underwent “a change in morphology and slight extrusion by approximately 40,000 cu m” between June 6 ... “If the lava dome cracks, ...

SEATTLE — More new lava emerged on the crater floor of Mount St. Helens on Thursday, expanding the growing rock formation behind the volcano's old lava dome and emitting a red glow at night.

SCIENTISTS fear an underwater supervolcano off the coast of Japan could blow and kill 100 million people. Experts discovered a giant lava dome in the magma champer of ancient volcano, Kikai. They b… ...