May 17 Explosive eruption at Kilauea volcano blasts ash 30,000 feet into the sky By Sophia Yan, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted from its summit before dawn Thursday, shooting a steely gray plume of ash about 30,000 feet into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town. Continue reading
May 14 What Kilauea’s eruption can reveal about volcanoes on other worlds—and possibly, alien life By Fedor Kossakovski The Kilauea volcano provides a natural laboratory on Earth to study volcanoes found on other planets and moons in our solar system. Continue reading
May 13 Noisy Hawaii volcano lava fissure spurs more evacuations By Caleb Jones, Associated Press A new fissure emitting steam and lava spatter spurred Hawaii officials to call for more evacuations on Sunday. Continue reading
May 13 Hawaii volcano raises concerns of eruptions along West Coast By Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press The eruption of a Hawaii volcano in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" has experts warily eyeing volcanic peaks on America's West Coast that are also part of the geologically active region. Continue reading
May 09 Volcanic gases prompt evacuation of stragglers in Hawaii By Caleb Jones, Sophia Yan, Associated Press PAHOA, Hawaii — Police went door-to-door in Hawaii to roust residents near two new volcanic vents emitting dangerous gases in areas where lava has poured into streets and backyards for the past week. Authorities had ordered nearly 2,000 residents to… Continue reading
May 07 Lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano destroys dozens of homes By Caleb Jones, Jennifer Peltz, Sophia Yan, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 06 Some calming of Hawaii volcano, but scientists remain wary By Caleb Jones, Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press The number of homes destroyed by lava shooting out of openings in the ground created by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano climbed to five. Continue reading
May 05 Photos: Why did the Kilauea volcano make a pink plume? By Nsikan Akpan Hours before the volcano erupted, it spewed a plume of pink ash hundreds of feet into the air. How come?… Continue reading
May 05 Hawaii residents flee quakes, lava and gas as volcano erupts By Caleb Jones, Marco Garcia, Associated Press Many rural residents living on an erupting volcano in Hawaii fled the threat of lava that spewed into the air in bursts of fire. Continue reading