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![The Kilauea eruption, as seen at dawn local time on Sept. 30. Lava fountains are spurting out at multiple fissure locations at the base and west wall of the crater, and a lava lake is growing within Halema'uma'u.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lgs42r3Bv8dKHBF7gTEnq-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Lava eruption at Kilauea spews 'Pele's hair' volcanic glass into Hawaii's skies
By Laura Geggel published
Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is erupting, spewing lava and sending Pele's hair into the sky.
![Mount Cumbre Vieja continues to erupt as seen from Los Llanos de Aridane on the Canary island of La Palma on Sept. 24, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9T6LEb8SWDuodgwszMjQA-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9T6LEb8SWDuodgwszMjQA-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9T6LEb8SWDuodgwszMjQA-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9T6LEb8SWDuodgwszMjQA-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9T6LEb8SWDuodgwszMjQA-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9T6LEb8SWDuodgwszMjQA-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9T6LEb8SWDuodgwszMjQA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9T6LEb8SWDuodgwszMjQA-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Canary islanders threatened by toxic gases from lava pouring into the sea
By Tom Metcalfe published
Volcanic eruption on La Palma is choking the air with toxic gases.
![Bright streaks of lava flow through populated parts of the Spanish island of La Palma on Sept. 26, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSQxdmjdaDKkywymrAQ6N9-320-80.jpeg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSQxdmjdaDKkywymrAQ6N9-450-80.jpeg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSQxdmjdaDKkywymrAQ6N9-500-80.jpeg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSQxdmjdaDKkywymrAQ6N9-650-80.jpeg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSQxdmjdaDKkywymrAQ6N9-840-80.jpeg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSQxdmjdaDKkywymrAQ6N9-970-80.jpeg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSQxdmjdaDKkywymrAQ6N9-1024-80.jpeg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSQxdmjdaDKkywymrAQ6N9-1200-80.jpeg 1200w)
Bright lava flows, smoke pour from La Palma volcano eruption in new Landsat photos
By Samantha Mathewson published
New satellite images of an active volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma capture vivid streams of lava pouring down the coastal mountain range and nearing the Atlantic Ocean.
![A close-up satellite view of lava gushing out of the crater of the Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kt4Cn6U9NVC4TdvXgX7ove-320-80.jpeg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kt4Cn6U9NVC4TdvXgX7ove-450-80.jpeg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kt4Cn6U9NVC4TdvXgX7ove-500-80.jpeg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kt4Cn6U9NVC4TdvXgX7ove-650-80.jpeg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kt4Cn6U9NVC4TdvXgX7ove-840-80.jpeg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kt4Cn6U9NVC4TdvXgX7ove-970-80.jpeg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kt4Cn6U9NVC4TdvXgX7ove-1024-80.jpeg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kt4Cn6U9NVC4TdvXgX7ove-1200-80.jpeg 1200w)
La Palma volcano eruption's infernal beauty visible from space (Photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
New astronaut and satellite images of an active volcano on the island of La Palma reveal the frightening beauty of the eruption, as well as its dangerous proximity to humans.
![The Campana structure, with the San Salvador volcanic complex in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjYQGQDJeGgHiw8o55NDfM-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjYQGQDJeGgHiw8o55NDfM-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjYQGQDJeGgHiw8o55NDfM-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjYQGQDJeGgHiw8o55NDfM-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjYQGQDJeGgHiw8o55NDfM-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjYQGQDJeGgHiw8o55NDfM-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjYQGQDJeGgHiw8o55NDfM-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DjYQGQDJeGgHiw8o55NDfM-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Giant pyramid built by the Maya was made from rock spewed by a volcano
By Mindy Weisberger published
Maya people who had fled their cities after a volcano erupted returned and built an enormous pyramid from the volcanic debris.
![La Cumbre Vieja, a volcano in La Palma, shooting lava fountains into the air](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbYwH2NetGX6obAp3uKE2D-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbYwH2NetGX6obAp3uKE2D-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbYwH2NetGX6obAp3uKE2D-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbYwH2NetGX6obAp3uKE2D-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbYwH2NetGX6obAp3uKE2D-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbYwH2NetGX6obAp3uKE2D-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbYwH2NetGX6obAp3uKE2D-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qbYwH2NetGX6obAp3uKE2D-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
La Palma volcano spews lava hundreds of feet in the air, but don't expect a 'mega-tsunami'
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Thousands of tremors shook the island in the week before the eruption occurred.
![A lava lake inside the Pu'u 'Ō'ō crater on Kilauea's' eastern rift zone during a previous eruption.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39H9v8AouDUWp6RgwfuZjZ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39H9v8AouDUWp6RgwfuZjZ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39H9v8AouDUWp6RgwfuZjZ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39H9v8AouDUWp6RgwfuZjZ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39H9v8AouDUWp6RgwfuZjZ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39H9v8AouDUWp6RgwfuZjZ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39H9v8AouDUWp6RgwfuZjZ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39H9v8AouDUWp6RgwfuZjZ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Earthquake swarm rocks the ground at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
By Harry Baker published
A swarm of more than 140 earthquakes at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano caused the U.S. Geological Survey to raise the alert level for a potential eruption, but it seems to have been a false alarm.
![A satellite image from 2016 of Mount Pavlof's crater days before erupting.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2PRmS8rMpRZviLdUJc2SqM-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2PRmS8rMpRZviLdUJc2SqM-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2PRmS8rMpRZviLdUJc2SqM-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2PRmS8rMpRZviLdUJc2SqM-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2PRmS8rMpRZviLdUJc2SqM-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2PRmS8rMpRZviLdUJc2SqM-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2PRmS8rMpRZviLdUJc2SqM-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2PRmS8rMpRZviLdUJc2SqM-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Three volcanoes erupt at the same time in Alaska, in rare phenomena
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Three volcanoes in Alaska's Aleutian islands are erupting simultaneously, but are currently not a threat to local communities.
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