Kilauea volcano

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Hawaii's volcanoes attracted tourists long before its beaches and surf. And the sight of lava spewing out of active Kilauea certainly puts the island's more conventional pursuits in the shade, says Alex Barasch

7 MAR: Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano has erupted spewing ash and smoke into the air in a number of fiery explosions. Volcanologists have described the volcano's activity as moderate-high and expect the eruptions to continue for some days. Tungurahua which means "Throat of Fire" in the local Quechua language has been classified as active since 1999. PHOTO: JOSE JACOME /EPA #BBCSnapshot #photojournalism #photography #volcano #lava #Tungurahua #Ecuador #explosion #eruption by bbcnews

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Lava began erupting at the Halemaʻumaʻu crater and reached heights of 13 to 30 feet and covered an area of approximately 370 acres. The biggest threat to those in the area is volcanic gas.

Posted on January 23, 2017 I think of volcanoes erupting over a matter of minutes or hours – not for the better part of a year! But that's because I think of volcanic eruptions as violent explosive outbursts of lava and gas and steam. Mauna Loa, in Hawaii, is the largest volcano on the planet partly because its lava tends to be silica poor, and therefore the lava eruptions tend to be very fluid, non-explosive, gentler and slower-moving than many other volcano's eruptions, although often…

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Geology IN: How can a volcano erupt mafic lava one time, and then felsic lava another time?

Hawaii’s Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has erupted again - less than a month after the last eruption.