Oct. 2, 2015 — Thousands of local residents were still waiting for electricity to be restored to their homes on Thursday, but utility crews were making progress two days after a storm dumped about a ...

Lava poured from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano during its latest eruption on Wednesday, October 1. Video from Epic Lava Tours shows lava spewing vigorously from a fissure. According to the USGS’s Hawaiian ...

Kauai's Department of Water held community meetings highlighting findings from the recently completed Water Systems Investment Plan.

For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, according to new research that shows the glaciers have probably existed ...

What if Yellowstone’s supervolcano erupted tomorrow? This documentary explores the catastrophic chain reaction of ash clouds, collapsing cities, and global climate collapse that could follow.

Casey Lund was at Pearl Harbor Wednesday with hundreds of visitors lined up, anxious to find out if the park would open following the government shutdown. The incident happened in Chinatown on Tuesday ...

Mount Hood’s summit is a familiar sight for everyone who calls The Mountain their home. It’s the backdrop to our lives, a landmark that feels unchanging. Yet in geologic terms, Mount Hood is anything ...

The Earth became darker from 2001 to 2024, meaning it reflects less sunlight, a research team reports in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Active volcanoes, pristine lakes, and epic wildlife sightings await at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

The fall shoulder season is the ideal time to trek up California's second-highest volcano: There are no crowds, the weather is warm and there's minimal ice on the trail.

That came after scientists received reports of a large plume rising above the volcano, which turned out to be volcanic ash from the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. “It kind of looks like a brownish ...