The Kīlauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island shot lava fountains as high as 1,400 feet into the air, the USGS reported.

The volcano has resumed its spectacular lava fountains, reaching heights of up to 122 meters, as part of an ongoing eruptive sequence that has now.

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Dec. 23, 2025 marks one year since the ongoing eruption at Kīlauea began, bringing glowing displays of lava and fountains sometimes as tall as the Empire State Building.

It has been one year since Kīlauea erupted, and for many Native Hawaiians the moment was not about fear or fascination but ...

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Across the United States, scientists who track the country’s most powerful volcano systems are picking up new signals that ...

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New research suggests that Kīlauea experienced changes below its surface leading up to its catastrophic 2018 eruption.

The eruption lasted for just over 12 hours. Kīlauea spewed more than 3 billion gallons (16 million cubic yards) of lava during this event—enough to fill 25,000 Olympic swimming pools. The eruptive ...