Hawaii Volcano's Bubbling Lava Is Enough To Cover Manhattan
Since May 3, Kilauea's lava, ash and rocks have destroyed about 600 homes, closed major highways and prompted health warnings.
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Since May 3, Kilauea's lava, ash and rocks have destroyed about 600 homes, closed major highways and prompted health warnings.
Steam billowed up from Hawaii's largest freshwater lake as lava flow evaporated its placid waters within a few hours and made it the latest casualty from the Big Island's Kilauea volcano.
Kris Burmeister says he's seen his Leilani Estates neighborhood go from a lush jungle to a moonscape.
Darryl Clinton was talking on his cell phone for mere moments when a bowling ball-sized lava bomb hit him in the leg while he was on the porch.
Between the flowing lava and toxic gas that are forcing evacuations, the Kilauea eruption feels like a never-ending emergency for the people who live in the Puna district on Hawaii's big island.
First it was catastrophic lava. Then it was sulfur dioxide. Now Big Island residents have yet another danger to worry about.
Since a first fissure opened in a community on May 3, lava was mostly spattering up and collecting at the edges of the cracks in the ground.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) issued a "red warning" for pilots to stay away from flying in the region, something that has been urged since the beginning of volcanic activity.
Two tiny dogs in Hawaii have been rescued after they were found trapped between a fence and the dangerous lava flows.
New lava fissures, ground deformation and abundant volcanic gases indicate eruptions on the eastern flank of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano are likely to continue.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports the fissures opened just east of the Puna Geothermal Venture plant.
There is no indication when the eruption might stop, or how far the lava might spread.
The number of homes destroyed by lava shooting out of openings in the ground created by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano climbed to five as some of the more than 1,700 people who evacuated prepared for the possibility they may not return for quite some time.
Earthquakes rocked Hawaii's Big Island on Friday as eruptions at the Kilauea volcano continued.
The warning of an inbound missile, fortunately, turned out to be a false alarm. CBS 2's Jeremy Ross reports.
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency spokesman Richard Repoza said Saturday's push alert was a false alarm and the agency is trying to determine what happened.
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