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Kilauea may have stopped erupting for first time since 1983

When Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spewed lava this spring and summer, destroying hundreds of homes and sending thousands fleeing, it was just a more dramatic episode of a long-running series: It's been erupting nearly continuously for 35 years.

Volcano erupts in Hawaii

The eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has destroyed more than 450 structures and forced the mass evacuation of a small community.

Lava fills up Hawaiian bay, destroys hundreds of homes

A slow-moving flood of lava destroyed hundreds of homes in the southeast area of Big Island, turning what had been a scenic bay dotted with beach homes, lush greens and turquoise waters, into a dark slab of steam and lava.

Hawaii volcano creating its own weather

The Hawaii volcano, in addition to spewing ash, fountaining lava and bursting lava bombs from the Earth, is even creating its own weather. The United States Geological Survey, or USGS, posted a photo to Facebook from earlier this week that shows building pyrocumulus clouds over fissure 8.

Lava still flowing in Hawaii

It's been four weeks since the first eruptions from the Kilauea volcano rocked Hawaii's Big Island, and the lava is as relentless as ever.