Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō ...

Kilauea is in a unique phase of activity in Halema‘uma‘u, with 12 episodes of dual lava fountains since Dec. 23, 2024.

The lava fountains from the north vent Tuesday night averaged heights between 160 and 200 feet, and slowly dropped through Wednesday morning until the vents shut again. The lava flow reached about ...

It’s more affordable than Kona and gives you direct access to Akaka Falls, Rainbow Falls, and Mauna Loa. While the beaches ... stretch of landscape: recent lava flows (you can explore lava ...

Yellowstone and Hawaiʻi. These systems a well known for producing large volumes of magma through time and leaving chains of volcanic features in their wake, although they do so in very different ways.

Sure, the park sometimes has unique hazards, including lava, volcanic gases, unstable lava deltas, and the terrain of established lava flows ... volcanoes and fire. Mauna Loa is the largest ...

But I was foolish enough to leave my trail shoes in the car and embark on Maui’s Hoapili Trail, a 5.5-mile route on ancient lava flows ... plus foot summit of Mauna Loa in Hawai’i Volcanoes ...

All eight backcountry campsites (Ka‘aha, Halapē, Keauhou, ‘Āpua Point, Nāpau, Pepeiao Cabin, Red Hill Cabin, and Mauna Loa Cabin ... waterfalls and glowing lava flow.

Shield volcanoes are big, broad volcanoes made up of oozy lava flows that erupt from multiple vents. Hawaii's Mauna Loa and Kilauea are both shield volcanoes. Though they don't form a classic cone ...