volcanic appearances [and ... To this day we have better maps of Venus, Mars, and the far side of the moon than we do of much of underwater America. But now it’s time for a new epic journey.

Among the most inspiring natural phenomena are volcanoes, those mammoths of geological and thermal activity. Volcanoes are exciting to see because they are physical representations of all that ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's map of Kilauea after its eruption. The volcano has spewed lava fountains of 260 feet above Hawaii, the Observatory said. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's map of ...