In ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, or the Hawaiian language, we might call them puahiohio, or whirlwinds. In meteorological terms, these ...

Volcano Kilauea's puahiohio are swirling columns of ash and volcanic debris, often mistaken for tornadoes but formed by ...

A rare 'lavanado' was spotted swirling over the fiery eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. The wild scene caught on video captured the moment when hot gasses and dangerous lava were spun together ...

Move over, Sharknado, there's a new tornado combo in town, and this one's much more realistic: Volca-nado (Disclaimer: Not a technical term). What you're seeing is a weather phenomenon similar to a ...

A funnel cloud of spinning ash was caught on camera over the weekend, whirling around an eruption from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii. Kilauea, located in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, experienced a ...

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has just released molten lava for the 32nd time since the current eruption began in December. Each episode has brought mesmerizing views of lava fountains, but this ...

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 ...

We know that a tornado will bring howling winds and drenching rain, that a volcanic eruption will blanket the countryside with ash or lava, and that an earthquake will violently shake the ground.

Often spotted by onlookers in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, or even by YouTube livestream viewers, the long, ashy gray or ...