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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, shooting jets of lava into the sky
1 week, 5 days ago

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, shooting jets of lava into the sky

Al Jazeera  

Lava continues to spew from one of the world’s most active volcanoes, days after the eruption of Kilauea on Hawaii’s Big Island began. The eruption, which began on Monday, has stayed within the mountain’s summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Live images broadcast online by the United States Geological Survey showed a burst of lava spewing from the Halema’uma’u …

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Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupts again: One of the world's most active volcanoes
1 week, 6 days ago

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupts again: One of the world's most active volcanoes

India Today  

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii: Lava began bubbling Monday through the crust of one of the world’s most active volcanoes — Kilauea, on Hawaii’s Big Island. The eruption was confined to the volcano’s summit caldera, in a remote, closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory reported. Increased earthquake activity began at about 2 a.m. local time …

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts for third time this year
1 year, 3 months ago

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts for third time this year

Al Jazeera  

Local emergency management agency says eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island ‘does not pose a lava threat to communities’. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency wrote on social media that the eruption “does not pose a lava threat to communities”. Located in a closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Big Island, well away from population centres, Kilauea is much smaller …

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again
2 years ago

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again

Al Jazeera  

Volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupting just weeks after it stopped releasing lava from a previous eruption. The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has begun erupting less than one month after it and its larger neighbour Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava from a previous eruption. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said it detected a glow in webcam images, indicating Kilauea had begun …

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EXPLAINER: What hazards are posed by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa?
2 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: What hazards are posed by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa?

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet into the air as Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. Mauna Loa’s volume is estimated to be at least 18,000 cubic miles, making it the world’s largest volcano when measured from the ocean floor to its summit. Mauna Loa …

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EXPLAINER: What hazards are posed by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa?
2 years, 1 month ago

EXPLAINER: What hazards are posed by Hawaii’s Mauna Loa?

The Hindu  

Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet into the air as Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. Mauna Loa’s volume is estimated to be at least 18,000 square miles, making it the world’s largest volcano when measured from the ocean floor to its summit. Mauna Loa is not …

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Man, 75, dies after falling 100 feet from viewing platform into Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
3 years ago

Man, 75, dies after falling 100 feet from viewing platform into Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 75-year-old man fell …

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Is Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano going to erupt again?
3 years, 4 months ago

Is Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano going to erupt again?

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The ground at the summit of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been rumbling and swelling …

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EXPLAINER: Is Hawaii's Kilauea volcano going to erupt again?
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: Is Hawaii's Kilauea volcano going to erupt again?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The ground at the summit …

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Volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island, draws crowds to park
4 years ago

Volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island, draws crowds to park

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island roared back to life Sunday night as lava went shooting into the air, boiling away a water lake and sending a massive plume of steam, gas and ash soaring into the atmosphere. Tom Birchard, a senior forecaster with the National Weather Service in Hawaii, said lava poured into the crater and mixed …

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Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island
4 years ago

Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island

Al Jazeera  

The eruption started with multiple fissures opening on the walls of Halemaumau Crater. Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island erupted and shot a steam and ash cloud into the atmosphere that lasted about an hour, an official with the National Weather Service said early on Monday. It was followed by a magnitude 4.4 earthquake at its epicentre located beneath …

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Water in Hawaii volcano could trigger explosive eruptions
5 years, 5 months ago

Water in Hawaii volcano could trigger explosive eruptions

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — For the first time in recorded history, a pond of water has been discovered inside the summit crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, a development that could signal a shift to a more explosive phase of future eruptions. Halemaumau crater collapsed nearly 2,000 feet over the course of several months, but Swanson said he would expect a larger, “sort …

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