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Stunning misty morning views of lava fountains at Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu Crater were framed by a rainbow during the volcano’s ...
When active, Kīlauea pumps out thousands of tons of volcanic gases, namely water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide.
HPR contributor Betsy Brown spoke with a USGS geologist during the last eruptive episode to find out what’s causing this ...
Lava is once again shooting skyward at Kīlauea's summit in Hawaiʻi, as Episode 27 of explosive fountaining was captured by ...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineers on July 10, 2025, visited monitoring stations downwind of the Kīlauea summit ...
Two woman were found dead “deep within” a large banyan tree more than a week after it toppled in Hawaii, police said. No foul ...
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Update at 3:37 p.m. July 9, 2025: Episode 28 of the ongoing episodic summit eruption of the Big Island’s Kīlauea volcano showed off a little, pumping molten rock geysers up to heights of about 1,200 ...
A two-vehicle collision on Kūhiō Highway in Kīlauea resulted in multiple injuries, a critical condition for a driver, and a ...
Episode 28 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 4:10 a.m. on July 9 and is currently exhibiting a vent overflow and fountains reaching roughly 150 feet. Past episodes have produced ...
Kīlauea’s eruption on September 10 ended after six days and “was the briefest of the five eruptions that have occurred at the summit of Kīlauea since 2020,” the USGS said.
Kīlauea, which has been erupting on the Big Island of Hawai’i since late September, is giving geoscientists front-row seats to lava fountains and sulfurous vog (otherwise known as volcanic smog).
Adventure enthusiast Marcus Hustedde proposed to his girlfriend, Ashley Goins, in front of Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano as it erupted. The stunning propos ...