This volcano exploded so loudly that people heard it nearly 3,000 miles away

On the morning of August 27, 1883, people across large parts of the world suddenly heard what sounded like enormous cannon ...

Undersea volcano erupts in Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Sea prompting tsunami concerns

The Titan Ridge Volcano is erupting in the Bismarck Sea, sending ash and smoke into the sky and prompting authorities to warn of possible tsunamis in the area.
Los Angeles Times

Kilauea’s eruption is back as the Hawaii volcano shoots lava, a pattern not seen for decades

HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea’s 31st display of molten ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...
insider.si.edu

Opihikau Volcano eruption sounds in Hawaii [sound recording]

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...
Rolling Out

Kilauea volcano eruption forces park and highway closures

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano sent lava shooting more than 1,000 feet into the air on Tuesday in the eruption’s 43rd fountaining episode since it began in December 2024, prompting temporary closures at a ...