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Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii

Rare Ashfall Warning issued as Mount Kilauea Volcano erupts for 43rd time, producing large lava fountains

The well-known Mount Kīlauea Volcano erupted for the 43rd time on Tuesday in Hawaii, and people in the area are being advised to take protective measures from ashfall.

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Ashfall warning issued after Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii

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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sends glassy fragments, ash into the air during new eruption

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National park evacuated due to volcanic eruption, rock storm

For the second time this year, a massive volcanic eruption has rained hazardous materials over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii island, leading to an evacuation of the Kilauea volcano’s summit...

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Hawaii volcano eruptions shoot fountains of lava 1,000 feet in the air

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Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Shoots Over 1,000 Feet of Lava into the Air, Prompting Highway Closure and Flight Cancellations

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After 700,000 years of silence, this volcano just woke up

Deep in southeastern Iran, a remote volcanic massif that most of the world had never heard of is suddenly demanding attention. After roughly 700,000 years without a known eruption, Mount Taftan is showing clear signs of renewed activity, forcing scientists ...

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It’s almost twice the size of Washington state and stretches 18 miles down into the Earth’s crust – and it’s underwater too

It measures 310,000 square kilometres (119,000 square miles) and its ‘roots’ extend around 30 kilometres (18 miles) into the Earth’s crust. (For comparison, the US state of Washington is 184,661 square kilometres, or 71,298 square miles.)