269K views · 2.5K reactions | Video shows lava shot over 1,000 feet into the air from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Sunday. The impressive eruption was accompanied by a "volnado," or a tornado-like swirl of dust and ash caused by the contrast between the heated air near the lava and the cooler ambient air. | CNN | Facebook

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island continued its intermittent eruption Tuesday, shooting lava 400 feet into the air. Video showed the molten rock flowing down Kilauea as smoke fills the air. The U.S. Geological Survey said the eruption stayed within the volcano’s caldera in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This marks the 37th time Kilauea has shot lava since December 2024. | PBS NewsHour

A swirling ash "tornado" formed next to jets of lava on Sunday as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is once again shooting lava more than 1,000 feet into the air. During episode 36 of the current series of eruptions, lava fountains reached between 1,000 and 1,100 feet, according to measurements by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The current episodic eruption began on Dec. 23, 2024, and has produced significant lava fountaining not seen since the 1983–86 episodic fountains at the beginning of the Puʻuʻō

Molten lava poured dramatically from the crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Friday (November 7), as seen in live footage provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said on Thursday (November 6) that Kilauea was likely to enter a “high fountaining phase” soon, with models indicating the activity could begin anytime between Friday and Tuesday (November 11), according to ABC News. Kilauea, described by scientists as “one of the world’s most active volcan

43K views · 1.4K reactions | Lava is once again flowing from Hawaii’s...