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Lava Shoots Up To 200 Feet Into Air From World's Largest Active Volcano
Fountains of lava up to 200 feet (60 meters) high have been fired into the air from Hawaii's Mauna Loa, geologists say, generating rivers of molten rock from the world's largest active volcano.
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Watch: River Of Lava Flowing From Kilauea Volcano In Hawaii
A video showing a fiery stream of lava flowing through Kilauea, which is one of the five volcanoes that form Hawaii island, has gone viral on social media. Kilauea is also considered to be one of the most active volcanoes in the region.
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Hawaii Eruption Could Last Years, Destroy New Areas, Say Geologists
The eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could last for months or years and threaten new communities on the Big Island, according to a report by U.S. government geologists.
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Lava From Kilauea 'Collapse Explosion' Destroys Hawaii Structures
A "collapse explosion" at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Wednesday sent a surge of lava that destroyed structures in an evacuated housing development, geologists and civil defense authorities said.
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Basketball-Sized "Lava Bomb" Crashes Into Hawaii Boat, Injures 23
A volcanic explosion injured more than 20 people on a sightseeing boat that was watching lava flowing from Hawaii's active volcano into the ocean, officials said Monday.
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Volcanic Lava "Bomb" Injures 23 People On Tour Boat In Hawaii
A blob of hot volcanic lava struck an ocean tour boat just off the Big Island of Hawaii on Monday, injuring nearly two dozen people in the worst casualty incident to date from the ongoing eruption of the Kilauea Volcano, fire officials said.
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Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Explosion Spews Ash As Lava Flows Into Sea
A small explosion at the summit of Hawaii's erupting Kilauea Volcano on Sunday sent ash spewing into the air, creating a driving hazard for roads on parts of the Big Island, the US Geological Survey said.
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Volcanic Lava Buries Two Housing Tracts On Hawaii's Big Island
An ever-creeping wall of lava from Kilauea Volcano has engulfed two entire seaside housing tracts at the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island, government scientists reported on Wednesday, an area where civil defense officials said nearly 280 homes once stood.
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Hawaii Evacuees Leave Homes As New Lava Threatens On Big Island
National Guard troops, police and firefighters ushered the last group of evacuees from homes on the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island early on Saturday, hours before lava from the Kilauea volcano cut off road access to the area, officials said.
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Hawaii Volcano Eruption Enters New Phase As Crater Falls Quiet
As lava continued to pour vigorously from the ground through fissures at the foot of Kilauea Volcano, the month-old eruption on Hawaii's Big Island has entered a new, seemingly calmer phase inside the summit crater, government scientists said on Friday.
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Lava From Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Closes Highway
Fast-moving lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano forced officials to close part of a highway on Tuesday, and they warned that sharp, thin strands of volcanic glass fibers carried by the wind could injure eyes and lungs.
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Lava Flow Stalls, Sparing Hawaii Geothermal Plant From More Damage
A lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano that damaged a geothermal power station has stalled, as have lava fountains gushing 100 feet (30 meters) into the air, offering momentary relief to an area under siege for 25 days, officials said on Monday.
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Lava Covers Potentially Explosive Well At Hawaii Geothermal Plant
Since Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began a once-in-a-century-scale eruption on May 3, authorities have shutdown the plant, removed 60,000 gallons of flammable liquid, and deactivated wells that tap into steam and gas deep in the Earth's core.
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Watch: Hawaii Street Swallowed By 'Lava Tide' After Volcanic Eruption
A tide of molten rock turned a Hawaii street into a volcanic wasteland on Friday as the number of homes destroyed by the erupting Kilauea volcano soared and authorities told residents to flee a surge of lava heading towards them.
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As Hawaii's Kilauea Erupts, Volcanologists Swarm: "I Expect Great Science From This Event"
Through the laze and vog, Kilauea is giving up some of its secrets. The volcano that began a new round of eruptions on May 3 is proving to be a bonanza for volcanologists, as it cracks apart at its base and blows periodically at its top to jettison lava and plumes of ash across much of an anxious Big Island.
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Lava Shoots Up To 200 Feet Into Air From World's Largest Active Volcano
Fountains of lava up to 200 feet (60 meters) high have been fired into the air from Hawaii's Mauna Loa, geologists say, generating rivers of molten rock from the world's largest active volcano.
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Watch: River Of Lava Flowing From Kilauea Volcano In Hawaii
A video showing a fiery stream of lava flowing through Kilauea, which is one of the five volcanoes that form Hawaii island, has gone viral on social media. Kilauea is also considered to be one of the most active volcanoes in the region.
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Hawaii Eruption Could Last Years, Destroy New Areas, Say Geologists
The eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could last for months or years and threaten new communities on the Big Island, according to a report by U.S. government geologists.
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Lava From Kilauea 'Collapse Explosion' Destroys Hawaii Structures
A "collapse explosion" at the summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Wednesday sent a surge of lava that destroyed structures in an evacuated housing development, geologists and civil defense authorities said.
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Basketball-Sized "Lava Bomb" Crashes Into Hawaii Boat, Injures 23
A volcanic explosion injured more than 20 people on a sightseeing boat that was watching lava flowing from Hawaii's active volcano into the ocean, officials said Monday.
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Volcanic Lava "Bomb" Injures 23 People On Tour Boat In Hawaii
A blob of hot volcanic lava struck an ocean tour boat just off the Big Island of Hawaii on Monday, injuring nearly two dozen people in the worst casualty incident to date from the ongoing eruption of the Kilauea Volcano, fire officials said.
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Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Explosion Spews Ash As Lava Flows Into Sea
A small explosion at the summit of Hawaii's erupting Kilauea Volcano on Sunday sent ash spewing into the air, creating a driving hazard for roads on parts of the Big Island, the US Geological Survey said.
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Volcanic Lava Buries Two Housing Tracts On Hawaii's Big Island
An ever-creeping wall of lava from Kilauea Volcano has engulfed two entire seaside housing tracts at the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island, government scientists reported on Wednesday, an area where civil defense officials said nearly 280 homes once stood.
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Hawaii Evacuees Leave Homes As New Lava Threatens On Big Island
National Guard troops, police and firefighters ushered the last group of evacuees from homes on the eastern tip of Hawaii's Big Island early on Saturday, hours before lava from the Kilauea volcano cut off road access to the area, officials said.
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Hawaii Volcano Eruption Enters New Phase As Crater Falls Quiet
As lava continued to pour vigorously from the ground through fissures at the foot of Kilauea Volcano, the month-old eruption on Hawaii's Big Island has entered a new, seemingly calmer phase inside the summit crater, government scientists said on Friday.
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Lava From Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Closes Highway
Fast-moving lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano forced officials to close part of a highway on Tuesday, and they warned that sharp, thin strands of volcanic glass fibers carried by the wind could injure eyes and lungs.
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Lava Flow Stalls, Sparing Hawaii Geothermal Plant From More Damage
A lava flow from Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano that damaged a geothermal power station has stalled, as have lava fountains gushing 100 feet (30 meters) into the air, offering momentary relief to an area under siege for 25 days, officials said on Monday.
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Lava Covers Potentially Explosive Well At Hawaii Geothermal Plant
Since Hawaii's Kilauea volcano began a once-in-a-century-scale eruption on May 3, authorities have shutdown the plant, removed 60,000 gallons of flammable liquid, and deactivated wells that tap into steam and gas deep in the Earth's core.
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Watch: Hawaii Street Swallowed By 'Lava Tide' After Volcanic Eruption
A tide of molten rock turned a Hawaii street into a volcanic wasteland on Friday as the number of homes destroyed by the erupting Kilauea volcano soared and authorities told residents to flee a surge of lava heading towards them.
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As Hawaii's Kilauea Erupts, Volcanologists Swarm: "I Expect Great Science From This Event"
Through the laze and vog, Kilauea is giving up some of its secrets. The volcano that began a new round of eruptions on May 3 is proving to be a bonanza for volcanologists, as it cracks apart at its base and blows periodically at its top to jettison lava and plumes of ash across much of an anxious Big Island.
