Tag: Kilauea

Spectacular Footage of Kilauea, One of the World’s Most Active Volcanoes, Erupting After a 3-Month Pause

HONOLULU — Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting in the early hours of June 7, after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular fountains of mesmerizing, glowing lava at a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island. A glow was detected in webcam images…


Kilauea, One of the World’s Most Active Volcanoes, Begins Erupting After 3-Month Pause

HONOLULU—Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular fountains of mesmerizing, glowing lava that’s a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement that a glow…


Scientists: Hawaii’s Kilauea Not Erupting, Reversing Warning

HONOLULU—Hawaii’s second-largest volcano is not erupting, scientists said in an update to a previous warning. The U.S. Geological Survey said in a statement late Saturday that seismic activity beneath the summit of Kilauea “has returned to background levels, ground deformation has stabilized, and no lava has been observed at the surface.” The statement cautioned “another…


Eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Stops After 61 Days

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…


Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again, Officials Issue ‘Code: Red’ Warning

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii started to erupt inside its summit crater on Thursday, officials announced in a volcanic activity notice, less than two months after the world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupted for the first time since 1984. Shortly after 4:30 p.m. HST on Jan. 5, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Volcano Observatory…