Tag: volcano

HONOLULU (AP) — The latest eruption at Kilauea’s summit on Hawaii’s has paused after 61 days of volcanic activity. U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said Tuesday lava was no longer flowing on the…

HONOLULU (AP) — Prayer. Bombs. Walls. Over the decades, people have tried all of them to stanch the flow of lava from Hawaii’s volcanoes as it lumbered toward roads, homes and infrastructure. Now Mauna Loa…

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — The first eruption in 38 years of the world’s largest active volcano is attracting onlookers to a national park for “spectacular” views of the event, and it’s also dredging up bad…

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has started to erupt for the first time in nearly four decades, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby, authorities said Monday. The…

Saturday’s volcanic eruption on a remote Pacific island reminds us of how powerful and whimsical nature is.  The underwater eruption was so vast it was easily seen in satellite photos from space. Ash and smoke…

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) ? The eruption was so silent that Lillani Hopkins didn?t hear it over the hum of the boat?s engines. She didn?t turn around until her dad whacked her. Then she saw…

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted today in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many…

TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo today toured areas devastated by his country’s latest tsunami, as efforts to collect the hundreds of dead and save the injured were stepped up and scientists…