Giraffes grooming, Big Island eruption and more of the week’s best photos
See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
Eruption ‘imminent’ for mile-wide hidden volcano near US coast: ‘Final stages of buildup’
An increase in seismic activity has prompted predictions that a mile-wide submarine volcano named the Axial Seamount will ...
Hawaii volcano produces tall lava fountaining in latest episode of Kilauea eruption
A fountain of lava was spewing from a Hawaii volcano Tuesday in the latest episode of an eruption that has paused and resumed ...
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Did the Eruption of Santorini Volcano Destroy the Minoan Civilization?
The eruption of Santorini has long been linked to the fall of the Minoans. Does the evidence really support this conclusion, ...
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‘Minor eruption’: Kanlaon Volcano spews ash, triggers mudflows again
Task Force Kanlaon head Raul Fernandez says they are worried about a powerful eruption following Thursday's brief volcanic activity ...
Kilauea eruption persists as fountains of lava cover half of the crater floor
M. PATRICK / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lava spewed out of the northern vent at Kilauea’s summit Tuesday morning. M. PATRICK / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lava spewed out of the northern vent at Kilauea’s ...
Old photo of Mount Etna eruption is misleadingly used in posts about Santorini tremors
Since the start of February 2025, the Greek tourist island of Santorini has been rocked by an unprecedented series of seismic ...
In 1902, A Man Survived A Volcanic Eruption Because He Was Too ‘Rowdy’—Here’s His Incredible Story
While the town around him was engulfed by searing pyroclastic flows, one man achieved the impossible from a prison cell with ...
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KÄ«lauea eruption enters Episode 8 with lava fountains at north vent
Episode 8 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea began at 9:52 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 and is currently ...
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KÄ«lauea volcano enters 8th eruption episode
Kīlauea volcano erupted once again Monday night, making this the eighth episode of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption that ...
Mavericks' Klay Thompson goes viral with throwback eruption vs. Celtics
Dallas Mavericks shooting guard Klay Thompson went viral for all the right reasons with his vintage performance against the ...