Author: Sophia Yan
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‘It smelled like sulfur:’ Ash falls near Hawaii volcano
VOLCANO, Hawaii — Hawaii residents covered their faces with masks after a volcano menacing the Big Island for weeks exploded, sending a mixture of pulverized rock, glass and crystal into the air in its strongest eruption of sandlike ash in days. The Kilauea volcano exploded at its summit shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday following two…
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Hawaii volcano erupts anew, spews huge plume of ash into sky
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted anew early Thursday with little sound and only modest fury, spewing a steely gray plume of ash about 30,000 feet (9,100 meters) into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town. The explosion at the summit came shortly after 4 a.m. following two weeks of volcanic activity…
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Hawaii volcano could spew boulders the size of refrigerators
PAHOA, Hawaii— If Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano blows its top in the coming days or weeks, as experts fear, it could hurl ash and boulders the size of refrigerators miles into the air, shutting down airline traffic and endangering lives in all directions, scientists said Thursday. “If it goes up, it will come down,” said Charles…
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Hawaii volcano could spew boulders the size of refrigerators
PAHOA, Hawaii — If Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano blows its top in the coming days or weeks, as experts fear, it could hurl ash and boulders the size of refrigerators miles into the air, shutting down airline traffic and endangering lives in all directions, scientists said Thursday. “If it goes up, it will come down,” said…
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Officials: 26 homes, 4 other buildings destroyed by volcano
PAHOA, Hawaii— The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano jumped to 26 on Sunday as scientists reported lava spewing more than 200 feet (61 meters) into the air. In revised figures, Hawaii County officials said another four unspecified structures were covered by lava. Some of the more than 1,700 people who evacuated prepared…
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Hawaii volcano destroys 31 homes, spews lava 200 feet in air
PAHOA, Hawaii — The number of homes destroyed by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano jumped to 31 on Sunday as scientists reported lava spewing more than 200 feet (61 meters) into the air. Some of the more than 1,700 people who evacuated prepared for the possibility they may not return for quite some time. Hawaii officials said…