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This photo was taken by a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory monitoring webcam just before 6 a.m. July 9, 2025, during Episode 28 ...

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according to the United States Geological Survey.

When active, Kīlauea pumps out thousands of tons of volcanic gases, namely water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and carbon dioxide.

Episode 29 of the ongoing Kilauea eruption came to an abrupt end Sunday evening after more than 13 hours of continuous lava ...

The spectacular lava fountains that marked Kilauea’s 27th eruptive episode came to an abrupt stop at 7:54 p.m. Sunday, ...

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano spewed lava in a continuous fountain for nine hours during its latest episode of its ongoing eruption on Wednesday, July 9. The volcano is currently on Episode 28 of its ...

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The volcano is currently under a ‘WATCH’ alert level and has an ‘orange’ color code. Data was collected from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, which recorded episode 24 of precursory ...

The volcano also released an eruptive plume that reached at least 5,000 feet, the observatory said. That plume included ash, volcanic rock and volcanic glass shards known as Pele's hair.

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said that at about 5 :28 p.m., the fountaining began and reached heights of over 500 feet.