The world’s largest active volcano is shooting fountains of lava more than 100 feet high and sending a river of molten rock down toward the main highway of Hawaii’s Big Island.

Mauna Loa’s lava was just about 3 miles away from Saddle Road, the fastest route linking the west and east coasts of Big Island, according to the US Geological Survey. It’s unpredictable in ...

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Jets of searing hot molten lava spewed more than 1,000 feet into the Hawaiian air Friday from the Kilauea volcano.

The 50-mile-long lava flow is one of the largest of its kind on Earth. ... From above, the frozen river of volcanic rock looks like a dark scar carved into the surrounding desert.

What we see as Isle Royale and the Keweenaw Peninsula is actually part of the one of the largest known lava flows on Earth. When people think of volcanoes, they don’t typically think of Michigan.

As the vent emptied, these lava tubs themselves hardened into large, tubular caves that are open to exploration today. Lava ...