A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii's Big Island. A webcam on Tuesday shows vigorous streams of red ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is currently spewing fiery red-orange lava up to 250 feet high from its north vent – in what’s called "Episode 8" of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption.

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M. PATRICK / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lava spewed out of the northern vent at Kilauea’s summit Tuesday morning. M. PATRICK / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lava spewed out of the northern vent at Kilauea’s ...

Kilauea’s ongoing eruption resumed again Monday night at about 10 p.m. and was fountaining this morning from the north vent ...

The ongoing eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano refuses to let up after scientists say the eighth eruptive episode began late Monday night and sent lava shooting high into the air.

Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii Watch live as a fountain of lava spews from a Hawaii volcano in the latest episode of an ...

Kīlauea volcano erupted once again Monday night, making this the eighth episode of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption that ...

Credit: USGS/Cover Images This video footage shows the latest phase of the ongoing eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of ...

Both are signs of a coming eruption. The mechanics of an Axial eruption are much like those of volcanos in Hawaii and Iceland. The volcano lies above a “hot spot” in Earth’s crust ...

The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said on Friday that the amount of magma accumulating beneath Svartsengi is approaching levels observed during previous eruptions, and the likelihood of a ...