Kīlauea’s 2026 eruption shows increased lava fountains and ash spread, with volcanic plumes affecting communities up to 50 miles away. Learn how episodes drive the activity.

Kīlauea Erupts and Sends an Ash Plume 30,000 Feet Into the Sky Over Hawaii ...

Most of the year, trade winds and a temperature inversion control the dispersion of vog from Kīlauea. The inversion forms ...

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has confirmed that the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii entered its 40th eruptive episode since Dec. 23, 2024. On Monday, streams of lava poured from multiple vents within ...

Kīlauea on Hawaii resumed erupting on Tuesday, shooting lava fountains up to 500 feet into the air for over 13 hours. It marked the 32nd eruptive episode for one of the world's most active volcanoes ...

VOLCANO, Hawaii — About three times the average volume of lava from Kilauea volcano has been flowing into the ocean each day at five separate entry points over the past week. The increased activity is ...

HONOLULU — Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has had it all over the past three weeks: molten rock shooting toward the sky, lava oozing from the ground and ash clouds rising miles into the air.

A Hawaii volcano that began erupting for the first time in two years continued Wednesday to gush lava from two vents in its summit crater, but the molten rock posed no threat to people. The Hawaiian ...