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Lava Reaches Residential Street in Hawaii as Volcanic Eruption Forces Residents to Flee Dramatic video footage captured a dangerous moment in Hawaii as molten lava flowed onto a neighborhood street following a volcanic eruption, sending nearby residents running to safety. The video shows glowing lava advancing steadily across the roadway, igniting debris and cutting off access as people retreat from the area. Shouts can be heard as onlookers quickly move away, realizing the lava flow is spreadin

Video shows lava shot over 1,000 feet into the air from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Sunday. The impressive eruption was accompanied by a "volnado," or a tornado-like swirl of dust and ash caused by the contrast between the heated air near the lava and the cooler ambient air. | CNN

A swirling ash "tornado" formed next to jets of lava on Sunday as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is once again shooting lava more than 1,000 feet into the air. During episode 36 of the current series of eruptions, lava fountains reached between 1,000 and 1,100 feet, according to measurements by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The current episodic eruption began on Dec. 23, 2024, and has produced significant lava fountaining not seen since the 1983–86 episodic fountains at the beginning of the Puʻuʻō

An ongoing eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano unleashed spectacular lava fountains that towered an astonishing 1,300 feet into the air — as high as New York's Empire State Building. | CNN