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Episode 18 of Kīlauea’s eruption resumed early Monday with lava fountains soaring over 650 feet from the south vent. Lava is rapidly covering the Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor, with over 20% ...
VIDEO COURTESY USGS The live view from the eastern rim of the caldera. The view of the Halemaumau crater at the summit of Kilauea from the west. 2 /3 The view of the Halemaumau crater at the summit of ...
Although it may feel like it happened in an instant, the formation of the Island of Hawaii’s youngest black sand beach did not happen overnight. This week we explore how the beach at Pohoiki, near the ...
The beach at Pohoiki grew rapidly in the year following the 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption of Kīlauea and has continued ...
This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava shooting up high during an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National ...
“High lava fountains are likely to follow the current low fountaining and lava flows,” the observatory said. More than 1,200 viewers were watching a USGS livestream of the lava Tuesday ...
The episodic summit eruption of Kīlauea in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater has been going on for more than 3 months now, with 16 eruptive ...
Heading to the Big Island and hoping to see real lava on your Hawaiian vacation? Scroll to find out everything you need to ...
A fishing village in southwest Iceland was evacuated Tuesday after lava began spewing from a volcanic eruption, the eighth to hit the region since the end of 2023. The Icelandic Meteorological ...
Kilauea and Mauna Loa each have two major rift zones that ... Low-level spatter fountains and lava flows marked the start of Episode 15 on March 25. The lava fountaining phase of Episode 15 ...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet into the ... The largest of the state's six active volcanoes is Mauna Loa, which is also on the Big Island and erupted in 2022.