STORY: The volcano first began erupting on Sunday, November 27, at about 11:30 p.m. local time, according to the USGS. Mauna Loa rises 13,679 feet (4,169 meters) above the Pacific Ocean, part of a ...

HONOLULU— A fast-moving lava flow from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano led officials to close a highway on Tuesday and warn that sharp, thin strands of volcanic glass fibers carried on the wind could injure ...

A lava river fed by the erupting Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is moving faster. A river of lava fed by the erupting Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii and its many fissures was moving faster and ...