Natural Disasters June 12, 2018 Hawaii volcano: Kilauea lava boiled away Big Island's largest freshwater lake Lava from the Kilauea eruption has boiled away Hawaii’s largest freshwater lake in just a matter of hours.
Natural Disasters June 1, 2018 Lava from Kilauea 'hotter than ever' after eruption, scientists warn Lava bubbling to the surface on Hawaii’s Big Island is the hottest and most fluid it’s been since Kilauea erupted four weeks ago — measuring at least 1,652 degrees Fahrenheit with no upper limit in sight, a volcanologist with the USGS warned Thursday.
Natural Disasters May 30, 2018 Hawaii volcano eruption: How many people are killed by volcanoes? With the eyes of the world on Hawaii’s devastating Kilauea volcano, experts are weighing the human toll of volcanic eruptions.
Digging History May 30, 2018 Discovery of 'reptilian-mammal' fossil could rewrite history The discovery of an unusual fossilized skull in eastern Utah is shedding new light on Earth’s history.
Natural Disasters May 24, 2018 Hawaii volcano: Why Kilauea's lava is causing eerie blue flames Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is causing eerie blue flames as hot lava burns vegetation on the Big Island.
Natural Disasters May 23, 2018 Hawaii volcano: Kilauea lava spews deadly 'laze' plume containing tiny shards of glass Scientists have explained how lava from the Kilauea volcano is spewing a deadly plume containing tiny particles of volcanic glass.
DISASTERS May 17, 2018 Hawaii volcano's 'explosive' eruption sends ash plume soaring, prompts warning An “explosive” eruption from Hawaii’s Kilauea summit sent a plume of ash soaring 30,000 feet into the air Thursday morning, filling the air with the stench of sulfur dioxide as residents nearby are being urged to shelter in place.
Natural Disasters May 15, 2018 Hawaii volcano: What's the worst-case scenario for Kilauea? With Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano wreaking devastation on parts of the Big Island, experts are weighing possible worst-case scenarios for the disaster.
Innovation May 11, 2018 '10 times larger than Hiroshima': How North Korea's huge nuclear blast caused a mountain to collapse Using sophisticated technology, scientists have compiled detailed radar data to show the devastating impact of North Korea’s largest underground nuclear test.
Innovation May 9, 2018 China building system to detect earthquakes 3 weeks in advance Seismologists in China are planning to build an underground monitoring system with up to 2,000 stations that will help to detect earthquakes up to three weeks in advance, state media reported Wednesday.
Geology May 7, 2018 Spectacular 6-story-deep sinkhole opens on New Zealand farm A spectacular sinkhole the length of two football fields and the depth of a six-story building has opened up on a New Zealand farm.