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Kilauea
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Bright orange lava and thick white smoke rise from the crater of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, viewed from above with the surrounding dark landscape visible. lava flow Map showing the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, with the location of Kilauea volcano marked on the southeastern side of the island of Hawaii. An inset globe at the top right highlights the region's position in the Pacific.
Behold magma eruptions from Earth's core ushering lava rivers down Kilauea in Hawaii
Kilauea volcano lava flow lava fountain volcanic fissure Thurston Lava Tube volcanology
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Stanford University - Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability - Understanding Kilauea: A different flavor of volcano. Sep 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Nature Communications - The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting. May 16, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting. Mar 21, 2026
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park - Kilauea. Feb 03, 2026
Add new Web site: Indian Academy of Sciences - The Active Lava Flows of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. Dec 02, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN - Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting again after months of quiet. Aug 27, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature Communications - The cascading origin of the 2018 Kīlauea eruption and implications for future forecasting. Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History - Global Volcanism Program - Kīlauea. Apr 19, 2024
Add new Web site: Geology.com - Kilauea Volcano: Photos of the 2018 Eruption. Feb 20, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - In search of ancestral Kilauea volcano. Aug 25, 2023
Map added. Jun 05, 2023
Media revised. May 22, 2020
Added three photographs of lava fountains and lava flows that occurred during Kilauea's May 2018 eruption. May 24, 2018
Added a description of Kilauea's 2018 eruption. May 22, 2018
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Kilauea Volcano: Facts About the 30-Year Eruption. Mar 30, 2017
Add new Web site: Smithsonian Channel - The Volcanoes of Hawaii. Feb 15, 2017
Added photographs. Nov 21, 2011
Add new Web site: Pbs - Nature - Kilauea: Mountain of Fire. Jan 24, 2011
Add new Web site: Pbs - Nature - Kilauea: Mountain of Fire. Jan 24, 2011
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Jul 15, 2009
Several photographs of Kilauea added. Jul 15, 2009
Added new Web site: Kilauea Volcano. Jan 17, 2007
Added new Web site: Hawaii Center for Volcanology - Hawaiian Shield Volcanoes. Jan 16, 2007
Added new Web site: USGS - Kīlauea. Sep 26, 2006
Article revised. May 27, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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