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This is the 26th lava fountaining episode recorded at Kilauea since December. Kilauea is one of the world's most active volcanoes.

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Dark volcanic ash covers much of the crater floor, while surrounding wrinkle ridges mark ancient lava flows.

On June 4, 2025, Kilauea erupted again in Hawaii, sending lava nearly 1,000 feet into the sky. This marks the 24th eruption episode since December 2024, according to the USGS. Toxic gases and volcanic ...

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Lava has also begun to flow from that crater, but the institute said it has not passed the edge of the Valley of the Lion on the volcano. Mount Etna has a few main active craters close to the ...

While Monday’s eruption began explosively, a key reassurance for officials and the more than one million people living within roughly 18 miles of the volcano was that lava flow had not yet ...

Part of the southeastern crater is thought to have collapsed into the bubbling magma setting off the eruption. A lava fountain has then sent boiling rock, ash, and the poisonous gas sulphur ...