Recent volcanic activity across the Pacific Ring of Fire has raised alarms among scientists and volcanologists, with several volcanoes experiencing heightened eruptions and seismic tremors. The Ring of Fire,

Hawaii's Mount Kilauea is currently erupting, releasing a fountain of molten lava as volcanic activity continues on Wednesday.

Mount Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted for nine continuous hours on Wednesday, shooting fountains of lava reaching up to 1,200 feet at times. The volcano has erupted 28 times since last December.

Snowshoeing on Kīlauea? High fountain episodes pose new challenges to monitoring - Features | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Another explosive episode of Kilauea’s volcanic activity came and went Wednesday after Episode 28 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaumau Crater saw eight hours of high fountaining.

An Alaskan volcano that has been inactive for more than 100 years is showing signs of rumbling, according to scientists. However, there's a chance that the activity could be signs of a pending avalanche, rather than a volcanic eruption, NASA said.

KILAUEA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Episode 28 of the of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at around 4:10 a.m. HST on Wednesday, July 9. Lava fountains are actively spewing upward of 150 feet into the air. Past episodes have produced lava fountains reaching 1,000 feet in the air.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineers on July 10, 2025, visited monitoring stations downwind of the Kīlauea summit eruptive vents. They wore snowshoes, as the large footprint keeps the field engineers walking on top of the frothy pumice everywhere instead of sinking through it. (Photo Courtesy: US Geological Survey/M.Warren)

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday, June 11,