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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting episodically, and as it progresses, the lava fountain's heights are rising.
High lava fountains are expected during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii 's Kilauea volcano. Kilauea, one ...
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano once again captivated onlookers with a stunning display of nature’s power as it spewed lava fountains reaching up to 1,000 feet during its latest eruptive cycle. This ...
Scientists are bracing for high lava fountains in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano ...
During a monitoring overflight on April 9, 2025, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews observed that the ponded lava in the north vent from April 8 had drained and/or collapsed. The south vent ...
The U.S. Geological Survey’s office building in Hilo also is the temporary home of the agency’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, ...
The eruption restarted at midday when molten rock began pouring out of a vent in Kilauea’s summit caldera, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement. The lava was contained within the ...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO). Fountains of lava “reached heights up to 500-700 feet” in some places, they added. Meanwhile, the Geology Survey office in Hilo is one of hundreds of ...
Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said that the high fountain phase of “episode 16” had begun as of 10:24 a.m., about 12 hours after the start of the eruption.
The volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has been erupting on and off since Dec. 23 and has become a popular attraction for tourists.
During the last seven hours, lava fountains were up to 600 feet high, according to the USGS' Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. In the early afternoon, a webcam's livestream showed vigorous ...
according to an update from the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. “High lava fountains are likely to follow the current low fountaining and lava flows,” the observatory said.