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 ...
Greek Reporter1d
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, ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Anthony Edwards eruption shows Rockets' late-game shortcomings
Houston Rockets guard Dillon Brooks is renowned as one of the NBA’s best defenders and leading trash talkers. The latter didn ...
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Volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io released 6x more energy than all power plants on Earth
NASA’s Juno mission found Io’s biggest volcanic eruption ever. The explosion was stronger than all Earth’s power plants ...
Maui Now3d
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 ...
KHON Honolulu on MSN13d
Kilauea pauses after brief weekend eruption
The Kilauea eruption within the Halemaʻumaʻu crater paused again the afternoon of Jan. 25, when lava flows stopped erupting ...
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 ...
KHON Honolulu on MSN3d
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 ...