In a recent Nature paper, physicists attribute a molecular “film” of carbon to phenomena like. Theoretically speaking, volcanic ash—a gassy lump of collid ...

Volcanic lightning photos are some of the most impressive out there, in my opinion. Volcanic lightning is a striking and rare phenomenon that occurs during some volcanic eruptions. As ash, rock and ...

The summit region of Kīlauea experienced tephra fallout and a Kona low storm this past week. Cleanup, recovery, and regrowth ...

The spark that transfers a charge from one carbon particle to another, generating lightning and possibly life itself, is finally understood.

Back in January, SFGATE was on the ground in the national park during a previous eruption episode that also rained tephra ...

VOLCANO, Hawaii (KHON2) — Tūtū Pele couldn’t let the incoming Kona storm system have all the fun, as Kīlauea began lava fountaining at approximately 9:17 a.m. on March 10. This marks the beginning of ...

These processes are natural and have been recognized and embodied in Native Hawaiian oral traditions about Pele, Lono and ...