The first eruption in 38 years ... t threatening communities. The lava was flowing "not super fast" at less than 1 mph, Ken Hon, scientist-in-charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said ...
If lava does cross the highway, the Hawaii National Guard can help plan for alternatives and try to set up bypass routes, the governor said. Mauna Loa last erupted in 1984. The current eruption ...
As long as an eruption is being fed by magma, lava will continue to flow and spread across land, says Professor Steve Sparks, a volcanologist at Bristol University. The tropical climate of Hawaii ...
Children run on blackened lava rock from a previous eruption near the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts on Wednesday near Hilo, Hawaii. The Associated Press Prayer. Bombs. Walls. Over the decades ...
widely known as lava tubes, are formed in a geological instant—a year or two, sometimes weeks—by an eruption from the Earth’s crust. Most of Hawaii’s lava tubes are formed by a type of ...
After its eruption began on November 27, Mauna Loa was shooting jets of lava for days. This was the first time in nearly 40 years that two volcanoes on Hawaii Island erupted simultaneously.
The absence of cinder or driblet cones along the crack indicates that the usual fire fountains of Hawaii did not play during this eruption. Attached to the walls of the crack in many places are lava ...
The first serious injury has been reported as Hawaii continues to grapple with weeks of volcanic eruptions and lava flow. The injured man was sitting on a balcony at his home when "lava spatter ...
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted in early May, sending a smoldering flow of lava into residential areas ... up dozens of homes and vehicles. The eruption came after hundreds of earthquakes ...
The observatory said the lava was confined to the crater floor. The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, where Kilauea is located, said it was expecting large numbers of people to view the eruption.