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Watch: Family diving trip becomes mission to rescue whale shark

A family diving off the coast of Kaunolu, Hawaii, saved a whale shark from a life-threatening situation by removing heavy fishing line that had become wrapped around it.

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"Lava bombs" injures 23 on boat trip in Hawaii

An investigation is underway to see if the "Hot Spot" boat got too close to molten rock when it was hit by the "lava bombs".

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Hot lava smashes through roof of tourist boat 'leaving 23 injured'

Hot lava burst from the ocean and crashed through the roof of a sightseeing boat near Hawaii on Monday, injuring 23 people.

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Lava again threatens homes in Hawaii

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is showing no signs of letting up, with lava flows again creeping dangerously close to homes.

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Watch: Taking a dip in the Antarctic and Hawaii spews lava — No Commen

From lava spewing across Hawaii to icy dips in Antarctica. Here's what happened around the world this week.

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Big island eruption

Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim said lava has destroyed more than 600 homes since early last month

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Dramatic video shows Hawaii's 'fissure 8' spewing lava

Dramatic video taken on Tuesday (June 5) night showed the area near Kapoho Bay on Hawaii's Big Island illuminated orange by spewing molten lava from what has been called the 'fissure 8'.

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Night Survey of Kilauea Region Reveals Spectacular Lava Displays

A National Guard night survey to show the progress of lava on June 3 revealed spectacular flows and eruptions near Hilo, Hawaii.

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Hawaii volcano eruption shoots lava fountain 200 feet into the sky

Rapid lava flows cause emergency evacuations

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Lava from Hawaii volcano threatens geothermal power plant

Kilauea has been spewing out lava for the past three weeks

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Kilauea lava flows continue

Some 2,000 people remain under evacuation orders

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Hawaii volcano spews deadly acid cloud — No Comments of the week

Ankara floods leave people stranded, an eruption at Hawaii’s Kilauea summit and Formula One drivers race caravans — all that and more in this week's No Comments of the week

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Hawaii workers rush to shut down power plant in path of lava

Molten lava erupting from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is creeping closer to a key geothermal power plant, as workers rush to shut down the facility to prevent a major release of toxic fumes.

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Deadly acid cloud over Hawaii after volcano eruption

Toxic cloud caused by stream of lava flowing into Pacific Ocean

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Kilauea volcano still unstable

Over the weekend molten rock from two huge cracks formed a single channel and traveled around 300 metres in under an hour threatening a key coastal road

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Hawaii volcano continues to erupt

Kilauea sends ash clouds over 9,000 metres in to the sky

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Hawaii volcano spews 9km-high plume of ash and could erupt again

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spewed ash nearly nine kilometers into the sky on Thursday (May 18) and scientists have warned it could be the first in a string of more violent explosive eruptions, with the next possibly occurring within hours.

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Hawaii volcano spews ‘microwave oven-sized’ rocks

More violent eruptions are expected from the Kilauea volcano after it began throwing rocks and ash into the sky.

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Hawaii volcano threatens to cut off more residents

Lava flowing from giant rips in the earth on the flank of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano threatened highways on Monday (May 14), raising the possibility that officials will order thousands more residents to evacuate before access routes are cut off.

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Increased volcanic activity on Hawaii raises escape fears

New fissures and lava flows head towards key exit roads for thousands of people as the authorities step up evacuation plans.