Kīlauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, spewing out lava and ash intermittently for most of 2025. Now, a camera operated by the US Geological Survey (USGS) has filmed its own demise as the volcanic eruptions come ever closer to the lens. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Kīlauea is found on the southeastern shore of Hawaiʻi Island and is the youngest volcano found there. It is said to have covered 90 percent of its surface in lava flows within the last 1,000 years.

It is thought to have formed about 280,000 years ago underwater and has long shallow slopes. Per local tradition, Kīlauea is home to a deity called Pelehonuamea who lives in the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, which has hosted a lava lake since an er

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