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Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Potential severe weather outbreak puts millions on alert this week
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It's Monday, March 10, 2025. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast. Tens of millions of Americans from the Midwest to the Southeast are going to have another tense week as concerns grow that the U.S. could be rocked by another multiday severe weather outbreak. March typically marks the beginning of the active spring severe weather season, and this renewed risk comes after a deadly severe weather outbreak swept across the nation last week. This week, forecasters will monitor the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms as we approach the middle of the week and again as we get ready to welcome the weekend. An arson investigation is underway after a series of brush fires on Long Island in New York injured at least two firefighters as flames consumed hundreds of acres in Suffolk County over the weekend. The fires, which are now being called the Westhampton Pines Fire, ignited during the late-morning and early-afternoon hours on Saturday and appeared to be fueled by a combination of low humidity and gusty winds that reached speeds of up to 40 mph. Suffolk County officials said the fire was fully knocked down and 80% contained as of Sunday afternoon. A stunning video recorded during a recent eruptive episode of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shows the moment hot gasses and lava swirl into the air, forming what is being described as a "lavanado." Scott Malis caught the dramatic display on video on Feb. 26, during the 11th eruptive episode of Kilauea's ongoing eruption that began in December. Here are a few more stories you might find interesting. Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes Los Angeles area Why the National Hurricane Center's forecast cone may look a little different this year Billions of buzzing cicadas will emerge across multiple states this spring Need more weather? Check your local forecast plus 3D radar in the FOX Weather app. You can also watch FOX Weather wherever you go using the FOX Weather app, at or on your favorite streaming article source: Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Potential severe weather outbreak puts millions on alert this week
USA Today
07-03-2025
- Science
- USA Today
Video shows 'lavanado' erupt at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano: 'Biggest one I've seen'
Video shows 'lavanado' erupt at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano: 'Biggest one I've seen' Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: 'Lavanado' form at Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii's Big Island is erupting again. One man captured lava spinning into the air, calling it 'lavanado.' As the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted again last week, lava was captured spinning into the air like a dust devil, creating a "lavanado." Stunning video footage captured by Scott Malis on Feb. 26 during the volcano's 11th episode shows lava spewing out of the volcano and spinning into the air, creating what Malis said was a "lavanado." Malis told USA TODAY the rare occurrence took place around 4 a.m. and lasted for about five minutes. "The heat from the from the lava mixes with the cool air on the mountain and (creates) a tornado like action, like the funnel cloud," Malis said. What is a lavanado? The U.S. Geological Survey describes lavanado as a wind vortex within the caldera, a large depression formed by the collapse of a volcano's central part after an eruption. The video of the lavanado was captured during episode 11 of the ongoing summit eruption at Kilauea, which began on Feb. 25 around 6:22 p.m. local time and ended the next morning around 7:06 a.m. local time, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory. The observatory said fountains of the eruptions reached peak heights of around 600 feet. Malis, who has lived on the island for more than 15 years, said he visits the national park to see volcanic activity "all the time," and witnessed seven of the 12 episodes of the ongoing summit eruption. However, episode 11 was "definitely by far the biggest one I've seen," Malis said, adding it was immensely fascinating. "Number 11 was my favorite one yet," Malis said. "It's very rare to see one that defined." Malis said he has previously seen a "really small version of a tornado" over a lava but "never saw one that made the funnel cloud all the way up to the sky." When did the Kilauea volcano start erupting? Located on Hawaii's Big Island, the Kilauea volcano began erupting in the early hours of Dec. 23, 2024, with pauses in between. It completed its 12th episode Tuesday morning, after 22 hours of continuous, eruptive activity, the volcano observatory said. Kilauea sits along the southeastern shore of the Island of Hawaii within the Volcanoes National Park, which includes the summits of two of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa, and is a popular tourist destination. See where lava is flowing: Volcanoes are erupting all over the world Since December, each episode has lasted from hours to several days, and periods of inactivity in between have lasted hours to 12 days, according to the USGS. Contributing: Jeanine Santucci, Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Watch: 'Lavanado' forms during Hawaii's Kilauea volcano's recent explosive eruption
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK – A stunning video recorded during a recent eruptive episode of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shows the moment hot gasses and lava swirl into the air, forming what is being described as a "lavanado." Scott Malis caught the dramatic display on video on Feb. 26, during the 11th eruptive episode of Kilauea's ongoing eruption that began in December. How To Watch Fox Weather Malis said the lavanado, which looks similar to a dust devil, lasted for about four minutes during the early-morning hours before the episode ended. During that episode, lava was seen shooting nearly 600 feet into the air during the eruption within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Download The Free Fox Weather App This isn't the first time an event like this has been caught on video. In 2023, a video released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) showed areas within the volcano where hot, rapidly rising air was grabbing fresh lava and tossing it into the air before moving up the side of the mountain and sucking up dirt and rocks. The most recent eruptive episode that ended on Wednesday, the 12th so far, is part of the active eruption period that began on Dec. 23, 2024. The USGS said each lava fountain episode has lasted about 13 hours and has been separated by pauses in activity for about a day to 12 days between article source: Watch: 'Lavanado' forms during Hawaii's Kilauea volcano's recent explosive eruption
