Born and raised in Hilo, I grew up hiking in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, fishing in Kaʻū, and stargazing on Mauna Kea. I knew then that the Big Island is one of the most beautiful places on Earth ...

In an unexpected display of nature’s power, a rare ‘volnado’ was spotted alongside a fountain of molten lava. Everyone, ...

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A live camera at Hawaiʻi’s Kīlauea volcano captured a rare sight this week — a swirling “volnado” forming next to a fountain ...

Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano is a sight to see. Livestream viewers were recently treated to spewing lava and a whirlwind created ...

Two forces of nature merged in a Hawaii volcano when a superheated whirlwind began dancing around a gushing lava fountain, ...

Kīlauea on Hawaii resumed erupting on Tuesday, shooting lava fountains up to 500 feet into the air for over 13 hours. It ...

Officials add there is a possibility these whirlwinds can occur “on the crater rim downwind of the eruption,” close to the ...

An epic dance unfolded recently in Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano, as a whirlwind that’s been dubbed a “volnado” whipped up next to a spewing fountain of lava. The twister appeared during the afternoon on ...

“Volcano Watch” is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. Kīlauea’s 2018 eruption transformed the lower Puna ...