HONOLULU—The latest eruption at Kilauea’s summit on Hawaii’s has paused after 61 days of volcanic activity. U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said Tuesday lava was no longer flowing on the crater floor of Halemaumau, where all recent volcanic activity had been confined, Hawaii News Now reported. No significant changes have been observed along…
Scientists Lower Alert for Mauna Loa, Say Eruption Could End
HONOLULU—Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island from a warning to a watch on Saturday and said the mountain’s first eruption in nearly 40 years may soon end. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a bulletin that the eruption on the mountain’s northeast rift zone…
Scientists Say Eruption of Hawaii Volcano Continues to Ease
HONOLULU—The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island continues to ease, scientists said Sunday, reinforcing an earlier pronouncement that the mountain’s first flare-up in nearly 40 years might soon end. “We have good news to report,” Ken Hon, the scientist in charge of the U.S. Geological Survey at the Hawaii Volcano Observatory,…
LIVE: Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii Erupts
The northeast rift zone fissure 3 on Mauna Loa of Hawaii as it erupts. The United States Geological Survey’s camera is located roughly 1 mile east of the fissure and looks west. Its last eruption was in 1984. The Epoch Times will livestream the eruption. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…
Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii Erupts
The northeast rift zone fissure 3 on Mauna Loa of Hawaii as it erupts. The United States Geological Survey’s camera is located roughly 1 mile east of the fissure and looks west. Its last eruption was in 1984. The Epoch Times will livestream the eruption. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…
Thousands on Alert in Indonesia’s Java After Mt. Semeru Eruption
JAKARTA—Thousands of residents in Indonesia’s East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island’s tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometer no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages. The provincial search and rescue agency deployed teams to the worst-affected areas near Mount Semeru to assess damage, with…
Viewers Flock to Watch Glowing Lava Ooze From Hawaii Volcano
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii—The world’s largest volcano oozed rivers of glowing lava Wednesday, drawing thousands of awestruck viewers who jammed a Hawaii highway that could soon be covered by the flow. Mauna Loa awoke from its 38-year slumber Sunday, causing volcanic ash and debris to drift down from the sky. A main highway linking towns on the…
Volcano Begins to Erupt in Eastern El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador—Authorities in El Salvador on Monday warned residents near the Chaparrastique volcano in the country’s east to be alert after it began to erupt. The Environmental Ministry’s observatory reported explosions in the central crater of the volcano located about 83 miles (135 kilometers) east of the capital. It said the eruption’s intensity…
Musk’s Starlink Connects Remote Tonga Villages Still Cut Off After Tsunami
SYDNEY—Elon Musk’s satellite venture has launched a free high-speed internet service to connect remote villages in Tonga that have been cut off since a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami in January. Tonga’s prime minister, Siaosi Sovaleni, said in a ceremony on Wednesday in the capital, Nuku’alofa, that 50 VSAT terminals provided free of charge by…
Italy’s Mount Etna Lights Up Night Sky in Spectacular Eruption
ROME —Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s highest and most active volcano, erupted in spectacular fashion late on Thursday, lighting up the night sky with explosions and bright red molten lava. The eruption centered on the volcano’s southeastern crater, at a height of around 2,900 meters, sent ash and plumes of smoke 8 km into the sky,…
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