Episode 42 Ends with a Powerful Finale 🌋🌋 After nearly 10 hours of intense activity, lava fountaining at Kīlauea’s summit stopped at 11:38 PM HST (Feb 15, 2026). The south vent blasted fountains up to 400 m (1,300 ft), while the north reached 300 m (1,000 ft). The plume soared to 35,000 ft, scattering light ash and Pele’s hair to the southwest. In less than half a day, about 15 million cubic yards (11.4 million m³) of lava resurfaced half of Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor — another dramatic chapter

Mount Etna in Sicily Erupts, Spewing Ash and Lava A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed Monday June 2, 2025 from Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's largest active volcano, but authorities said there was no current danger to the population. #Geology #GeologyPage #mountetna #volcano #volcanoeruption #italy | Geology Page