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The Science Behind Hawaii's Surprising 2018 Volcanic Eruption

By Laura Geggel published

Here's the latest on a fiery, explosive eruption that surprised even Hawaii volcanologists.

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Kilauea fountaining May 21

Photos: Fiery Lava from Kilauea Volcano Erupts on Hawaii's Big Island

By Laura Geggel published

Kilauea Volcano is spewing up red-hot lava on Hawaii's Big Island.

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Kilauea Summit Explosion

Kilauea Spews Boulders in 5-Mile-High Eruption

By Laura Geggel published

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Kilauea Volcano Could Launch 10-Ton Ballistic Boulders in a Dramatic Explosion

By Tia Ghose, Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Geologists warn that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano could start spewing rocks

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Kilauea Volcano Eruption

Incredible Video Shows the Fiery Toll of Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island

By Laura Geggel published

Lava from the Kilauea volcano smothered roads and burned down trees and houses in what was a tumultuous weekend for Hawaii's Big Island.

Geology
A plume of ash shoots into the air after a magnitude-5.0 earthquake shakes Hawaii's Kilauea south of the Pu'u 'Ō'ō crater floor on Thursday (May 3).

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Erupts Dramatically After a 5.0-Magnitude Quake

By Tia Ghose published

A magnitude-5.0 earthquake shook the Big Island of Hawaii on Thursday (May 3), causing lava to spew into a residential subdivision.

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Kilauea red ash

Do Hundreds of Earthquakes in Hawaii Mean Kilauea Could Blow?

By Laura Geggel published

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Lava dome fountain

What on Earth Is This Fiery Blob?

By Laura Geggel published

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Volcanoes, Swamps and the South Pole: NASA Scientists Take Research to Extremes

By Mindy Weisberger published

For some NASA scientists, the extreme environments they study aren't on a distant planet or moon — they're right here on Earth.

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Giant Blob Floating Past Hawaii Is Probably a Whale Placenta

By Rafi Letzter published

Boaters, cruising off the coast of Hawaii, came across what looked like a giant, used tissue floating in the water.

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