KILAUEA VOLCANO

PAHOA, HI - MAY 23: A resident (C) hugs her daughter as they watch lava erupting from a Kilauea volcano fissure in Leilani Estates, on Hawaii's Big Island, on May 23, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Officials are concerned that 'laze', a dangerous product produced when hot lava hits cool ocean water, will affect residents. Laze, a word combination of lava and haze, contains hydrochloric acid steam along with volcanic glass particles. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
Hawaii Residents Left With Nowhere To Go As Lava Continues To Erupt
By Carla Herreria
If lava hasn’t claimed their homes already, they are monitoring the unpredictable flows to see if it will.
Lava gushes from a fissure eruption of the Kilauea Volcano in the Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 24, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Garcia
Marco Garcia / Reuters
WEIRD NEWS
No, Do Not Roast Marshmallows Over Hawaii’s Erupting Volcano, Says USGS
By Elyse Wanshel
Fortunately, there have been no reports of anyone trying this... yet.
A lava flow from the Kilauea volcano illuminates the night sky, in the Leilani Estates near Pahoa, Hawaii, U.S., May 26, 2018. REUTERS/Marco Garcia
Marco Garcia / Reuters
ENVIRONMENT
Lava Flow Stalls, Sparing Hawaii Geothermal Plant From More Damage
By Jolyn Rosa, Reuters
Lava has never engulfed a geothermal plant anywhere in the world and the potential threat is untested.
PAHOA, HI - MAY 20: A steam plume rises from lava entering the Pacific Ocean, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii's Big Island on May 20, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Officials are concerned that 'laze', a dangerous product produced when hot lava hits cool ocean water, will affect residents. Laze, a word combination of lava and haze, contains hydrochloric acid steam along with volcanic glass particles. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Mario Tama via Getty Images
ENVIRONMENT
Hawaii Residents Face New Hazard From Erupting Volcano: Laze
By Terray Sylvester, Reuters
Authorities say lava flows reaching the Pacific Ocean could produce noxious clouds of acid fumes, steam and tiny, glass-like particles.
USGS
ENVIRONMENT
Hawaii’s Eruptions Intensify As Fissures Merge To Form Massive Lava River
By Carla Herreria
At least one man sustained a "serious" injury when a "lava bomb" hit his leg, according to officials.
HAWAII, USA - MAY 17: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - 'USGS / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Ash plume rises following a massive volcano eruption on Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, United States on May 17, 2018. Lava is spewing more than 60 metres into the air and spread around 36,000 square metres. (Photo by USGS / Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
Explosive Eruption Rocks Kilauea Volcano's Summit
By Ryan Grenoble and Carla Herreria
Scientists expect more summit explosions as residents grapple with fissures, devastating lava and earthquakes.
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, HI - MAY 15: People play golf as an ash plume rises in the distance from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 15, 2018 in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. The U.S. Geological Survey said a recent lowering of the lava lake at the volcano's Halemaumau crater 'has raised the potential for explosive eruptions' at the volcano. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
Explosions And 'Vog' From Hawaii Volcano Spark Red Alert For Aviation
By Terray Sylvester, Reuters
"Vog," a mix of ash and volcanic smog, rose to 12,000 feet and showered cars with gray dust.
Lava erupts from a fissure east of the Leilani Estates subdivision during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, U.S., May 13, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester
Terray Sylvester / Reuters
ENVIRONMENT
Massive New Fissures Open On Hawaiian Volcano, Prompting More Evacuations
By Terray Sylvester, Reuters
Some 37 buildings have been destroyed and nearly 2,000 people ordered to evacuate in the past 10 days.
PAHOA, HI - MAY 5: In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, lava errupts from a new fissure from Luana Street after the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 5, 2018 in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii. The governor of Hawaii has declared a local state of emergency near the Mount Kilauea volcano after it erupted following a 5.0-magnitude earthquake, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700 residents. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)
U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images
ENVIRONMENT
Everything We Know About The Volcanic Eruptions In Hawaii
By Carla Herreria
The lava continues to claim homes and structures on the Big Island as officials keep track of new fissures.
PIC BY PERRIN JAMES / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: Alison Teal paddles out to Kilauea volcano in Hawaii as it eruopts into the ocean) - Professional adventurer Alison Teal has become the first woman to paddle out into lava during a volcanic eruption into the sea. Amazing shots of the extreme surf session shows the daredevil riding her pink surfboard up to the base of Kilauea Volcano. Photographer Perrin James snapped the brave explorer within feet of the lava as it flows into the ocean. Its the first the volcano in the Big Island of Hawaii has erupted since 2011. SEE CATERS COPY
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WEIRD NEWS
Watch This Woman Swim Up To Hawaii's Lava 'Waterfall'
By Carla Herreria
“I felt more connected to nature and the ocean than ever before.”
Kawika Singson
SCIENCE
Watch A Man Run Through A Scorching Lava Field And Try Not To Wince
By Carla Herreria
Yes, it's as dangerous at it looks. 🔥 🔥 🔥
Instagram/jimwiltschko
SCIENCE
Watch Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Spew Lava Into The Pacific Ocean
By Steven Hoffer
It's impossible to predict how long it will last.
Kawika Singson
SCIENCE
This Is What Happens When Lava Swallows A Tree
By Carla Herreria
Lava is burning through a Hawaii forest — and it’s leaving these glowing holes in its wake.
TRAVEL
Lava-cation: Start Planning Your Hawaii Volcano Holiday
By Kristan Lawson, Contributor
Author
Witnessing red-hot lava explode from an erupting volcano has always been on my personal bucket list. But since volcanic eruptions are unpredictable and rare, it was one natural wonder I assumed I'd never see.
ENVIRONMENT
Overflowing Lava Lake Puts On Incredible Show In Hawaii (UPDATED)
By Landess Kearns
While this is a notable development in the current eruption, it's not particularly unusual in the history of Kilauea, Patrick
ENVIRONMENT
Beautiful Time-Lapse Of Kilauea Volcano Dives Into The 'Fiery Blood Of Earth'
By James Cave
For two weeks, Page trekked around the very active volcano to document its flows, vents and crater, recording breathtaking
ENVIRONMENT
NASA's Latest Robot Is Exploring Earth's Volcanoes
By James Cave
"This is the first time we have been able to measure it directly, from the inside, to centimeter-scale accuracy," Parcheta
HAWAII
What I Learned From a Town Threatened by Lava
By Wendy Fontaine, Contributor
mother, writer, yogini
I just spent 10 days vacationing in a community whose existence is threatened by a slow-moving wave of hot molten rock, and ever since I got home, I haven't been able to stop thinking about tiny Pahoa. There's more to this town than you might think.
ENVIRONMENT
This Is What Happens When You Step On Molten Lava
By Landess Kearns
The boot is quickly removed from the lava, and the indentation left behind slowly disappears, returning that portion of the
ENVIRONMENT
Mesmerizing 'Lavafall' Consumes Hawaii Hill
By Carla Herreria
The fiery falls, as seen in the video above, are from a lava flow that began erupting from Kilauea Volcano on June 27. The
ENVIRONMENT
Some Hawaii Residents Are Trying To Fight Lava With Garden Hose, 'Great Wall'
By Carla Herreria
Last week, a video entitled "Garden Hose vs. Lava" surfaced on Facebook. The clip shows an unidentified person, armed with
ENVIRONMENT
Watch Hawaii's Decades-Long Volcanic Eruption Get Dramatic
By Landess Kearns
Couldn't have put it better ourselves. Ever wondered what happens when something falls into a lake of molten lava? (Besides
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