Big Island Hawaii: Top Photos

Fire and ice on an island still being born from molten earth

Lava fountains along a fissure on Mauna Loa's Northeast Rift Zone at approximately 9:30 a.m. HST on November 28, 2022. The photo was taken looking toward the north. USGS photo by K. Lynn.
Lava fountains erupt along a fissure on Mauna Loa's Northeast Rift Zone on November 28, 2022. © K. Lynn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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