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Kilauea has erupted for the 31st time since December, sending lava fountains 100 feet into the air in a jaw-dropping display ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted again on Tuesday, September 2, sending lava up to 330 feet (100 meters) into the air from ...

Descending the staircase into the mossy pit leading to the cave entrance, there’s an immediate chill that feels out of place ...

Dick Fiske, who died on June 18 as he neared his 93rd birthday, was one of the most original thinkers ever at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. His ideas, interpretations, and concepts underlie ...

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

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 ...

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

The twister appeared during the afternoon on September 2 in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the volcano’s summit, and in a video ...

In this screenshot taken from video provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Kilauea volcano spews lava on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. (U.S. Geological Survey ...