Hawaii Volcano

Hawaii wildfire: 36 dead, people jumping into ocean to save their life

Several thousand Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as the Lahaina fire swept across the island, killing at least 36 people and burning parts of a centuries-old town. The fire took the island of Maui by surprise, leaving behind burned-out cars on once busy streets and smoking piles of rubble where historic buildings had stood. Flames roared throughout the night, forcing adults and children to dive into the ocean for safety. Maui county announced the updated death toll on its website late Wednesday, writing that no other details were currently available on the deaths. Officials said earlier that 271 structures were damaged or destroyed and dozens of people injured. On Wednesday, Maui crews continued to battle blazes in several places on the island. Authorities urged visitors to stay away. Lahaina residents Kamuela Kawaakoa and Iiulia Yasso described a harrowing escape under smoke-filled skies Tuesday afternoon. The couple and their 6-year-old son got back to their apartm

Hawaii Kilauea Volcanic Eruption after 3 months break, details inside

According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory of the U.S. Geological Survey, early morning webcam images from Kilauea's summit already showed a glow

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano eruption continues as alert level lowered

Hawaii's Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is erupting again and providing a spectacle that includes bursting lava fountains and lava waves, but no Big Island communities are in danger. Kilauea began erupting Thursday inside its summit crater, the U.S. Geological Survey said less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow in webcam images indicating Kilauea had begun erupting inside Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit caldera, the agency said. Kilauea last erupted for 16 months starting in September 2021, and for about two weeks starting last November, Hawaii had two volcanoes spewing lava side by side when Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in 38 years. The observatory on Thursday raised Kilauea's alert level, but on Friday morning lowered it from warning to watch because the initial high effusion rates are declining, and no infrastructure is ...

Hawaii prompts US National Guard as lava flow approaches main highway

The world's largest active volcano, the Mauna Loa in Hawaii, has prompted the US National Guard to help as residents and tourists flock to witness the rare scene

Erupting Hawaii volcano spurs warning for people to prepare to evacuate

Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash belched and sputtered Monday from the world's largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years, and officials told people living on Hawaii's Big Island to be ready in the event of a worst-case scenario. The eruption of Mauna Loa wasn't immediately endangering towns, but the U.S. Geological Survey warned the roughly 200,000 people on the Big Island that an eruption "can be very dynamic, and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly". Officials told residents to be ready to evacuate if lava flows start heading toward populated areas. The eruption began late Sunday night following a series of fairly large earthquakes, said Ken Hon, scientist-in-charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The areas where lava was emerging the volcano's summit crater and vents along the volcano's northeast flank are both far from homes and communities. Officials urged the public to stay away from them, given the dangers posed by lava

Hawaii volcano turns deadlier: Lava flow wipes out hundreds more homes

The latest lost homes were in addition to at least 117 others that were previously reported by officials since lava began spilling last month in Big Island