Hawaii Volcano Lava Destroys Hundreds Of Homes Overnight
Lava destroyed hundreds of homes in mostly rural Hawaii area overnight, a county spokeswoman said Tuesday.
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Lava destroyed hundreds of homes in mostly rural Hawaii area overnight, a county spokeswoman said Tuesday.
From earthquakes to seeping lava, Hawaii's Big Island has seen plenty from nature since the first eruptions of Kilauea volcano.
More than 80 homes have been destroyed by the Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii in the four weeks since lava began flowing.
A substation and adjacent warehouse that stored a drilling rig at the Puna Geothermal Venture were covered by lava near Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano.
Hawaii authorities have a message for residents in some areas affected by the Kilauea volcano: evacuate or get arrested.
It's been four weeks since the first eruptions from the Kilauea volcano rocked Hawaii's Big Island, and the lava is as relentless as ever.
Magma from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano traveled down Highway 132 overnight in Pahoa, forcing evacuations as emergency responders worry residents could be painted into a corner on the east side of the Big Island.
Scientists in Hawaii have captured rare images of blue flames burning from cracks in the pavement as the Kilauea volcano gushes fountains of lava in the background, offering insight into a new dimension in the volcano's weeks-long eruption.
"It was the most extreme force I ever felt in my life," he said in an interview from his hospital bed, recalling the impact.
The eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii sparked new safety warnings about toxic gas on the Big Island's southern coastline after lava began flowing into the ocean and setting off a chemical reaction.
White plumes of acid and extremely fine shards of glass billowed into the sky over Hawaii as molten rock from Kilauea volcano poured into the ocean, creating yet another hazard.
Scientists say it's not known whether lava flows will keep advancing or stop, and new flows are likely as the Kilauea eruption continues.
Fast-moving lava crossed a road and isolated about 40 homes Friday forcing at least four people to be evacuated by helicopter.
Fissures, or cracks in the ground, are opening wider and wider by the day. The lush green jungle has become rotten, yellow vegetation.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has erupted from its summit, shooting a dusty plume of ash about 30,000 feet into the sky.
Two tiny dogs in Hawaii have been rescued after they were found trapped between a fence and the dangerous lava flows.
As if the catastrophic, home-devouring lava weren't bad enough, now residents have to worry about choking on sulfur dioxide.
A new fissure emitting steam and lava spatter spurred Hawaii officials to call for more evacuations on Sunday as residents braced for an expected eruption from the Kilauea volcano.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spawned a new lava fissure Saturday, emitting minor lava spatter less than a mile from a geothermal energy plant.
After surviving earthquakes and molten lava, residents of Hawaii's Big Island now have new threats to worry about: steam-driven explosions, hazardous volcanic smog and acid rain.
A spewing volcano in Hawaii has forced people living in and around the Leilana Estates subdivision to make tough decisions.
It's a nightmare that Kelana Kealoha thought he had escaped when he fled the devastation of Santa Rosa for the lush greenery of Hawaii's Big Island.
Many of them grappled with uncertainty, not knowing whether their homes are intact or have been engulfed in lava.
By Monday morning, 35 structures -- including at least 26 homes -- had been destroyed in the four days since the Kilauea volcano erupted.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced.
