Great Balls of Fire

Kilauea Is Still Belching Lava Onto Hawaii—and Might Be Primed for an ‘Explosive Eruption’

Kilauea Volcanic Eruption
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U.S. Army National Guard First Lt. Aaron Hew Len takes measurements for sulfur dioxide gas at volcanic fissures in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 8, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii.Mario Tama / Getty Images 4 / 5

Trial by Fire

Field workers from the Army National Guard and the USGS are monitoring lava flows, fissures, and noxious gases from the ground and the air. The subdivision’s asphalt roads were “mushy” from the heat, according to USGS field scientists on the ground.

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