On December 27, 1935, U.S. military aircraft dropped 40 bombs on an active lava flow from Mauna Loa in Hawaiʻi. The operation targeted lava channels feeding a flow that was moving toward Hilo and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1935, lava from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano threatened the nearby town of Hilo. Responding to a request by island volcanologists ...

A spectacular light show continues on the Big Island. Lava is pouring into the sea, drawing scientists and tourists alike. Especially photographers. It's a scene they dream of -- streams of lava ...