The eagerly anticipated “Episode 40” of the ongoing Kilauea eruption with high fountains could happen anytime between now and Saturday, according to U.S. Geological Survey scientists.

Mount Etna is Europe’s most active volcano and the continent’s largest. It attracts hikers and backpackers to its slopes, while less adventurous tourists can take it in from a distance, most stunningly from the Ionian Sea.

Many livestream cameras monitor the Kulauea Volcano in Hawaii and earlier this week, two men were caught on one of those cameras getting too close to the eruption. 'A'Ali'i Dukelow has more on the incident that's prompting a plea for people to follow the rules when visiting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

From Hawaiian Volcano Observatory livestreaming V2cam, a plume-like fountain erupted from the north vent during Episode 24 on June 4-5, 2025, creating an elegant arc. With a maximum fountain height of 1,194 feet, this was the highest fountain observed up until that point. (Photo Courtesy: U.S. Geological Survey)

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feetinto the air and across a section of its summit crater floor. It was Kilauea's 31st display of molten rock since December, an appropriately high frequency for one of the ...

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A series of mild eruptions at the country's most active volcano has prompted the evacuation of nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on its foothills.