Plus, a toddler nearly fell to their death while touring an active volcano in Hawaii with their family. In late December, an almost-tragedy prompted the National Park Service to issue an important reminder to tourists near Kilauea.

The eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has stayed within the mountain’s summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

A toddler wandered nearly a foot toward death at a volcano park in Hawaii when his mother caught hold of him in time to save his life, according to the National Park Service.

The latest eruption of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii began on December 23, 2024. Since then, many tourists have been visiting Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

What had been low-level lava flows since Thursday morning became more vigorous fountaining Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaii Volcano Observatory.

Those who ignore the warnings, walk past closure signs, lose track of loved ones, and sneak into closed areas to get a closer look do so at great risk,” officials said.

The National Park Service says the boy was just about a foot away from a fatal fall when his mother snatched him up

One of the world’s most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Tuesday. The eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has stayed within the mountain’s summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, with no homes threatened.

The National Park Service has warned people to be more careful when visiting the erupting Kīlauea volcano after a recent close call involving a family visiting the park.