String of Hawaii Volcano Explosions Shoot Ash to 3,300 Meters

A series of summit explosions on Saturday from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spewed ash up to 3,300 meters (nearly 11,000 feet), dusting communities to the southwest, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. The three explosions, which began around 12:42 a.m. (1042 GMT), marked the latest bursts of ash and volcanic smog from Kilauea during the fourth week of what geologists rank as one of its biggest eruption cycles in a century. Residents downwind of Kilauea were...

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