The spectacular lava fountains that marked Kilauea’s 27th eruptive episode came to an abrupt stop at 7:54 p.m. Sunday, ...

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.

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.

In photos taken after the eruption (see above), the damage to the dome is readily apparent. What was once a growing dome was reduced into a ~1 kilometer wide crater. The crater is still vigorously ...

Lava domes form when magma builds up inside a volcano and pushes up on the crater floor, which sends debris down the volcano’s slopes in the form of rockfall. 5.

On Monday, they announced part of a new and rapidly expanding bulge on the south part of the volcano's old lava dome had become intensely hot, reaching temperatures of up to 300 degrees Celsius ...

Precursory low-level activity for episode 27 of the ongoing Kīlauea eruption at Halemaʻumaʻu began around 7:27 a.m. on June ...

One of the world’s largest lava domes has been discovered in an underwater volcano south of Japan, suggesting an enormous build-up of magma may exist underneath it.. The structure, which appears ...

Article topics and locations include lava dome instability; deep drilling into the Nankai subduction zone, Japan; marine impact craters; and the Pacific’s oldest crust. These Geology articles ...

The lava dome complex was constructed within the large open caldera. Frequent collapses of the dome complex have produced debris avalanches; the resulting deposits cover much of the caldera floor.