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.
3,600 years ago, the Santorini eruption signaled the Minoan decline
In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.
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 ...
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 ...
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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, ...
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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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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Researchers Get a Peek Inside Another Herculaneum Scroll That Survived Vesuvius’s Eruption
Researchers have generated an image of text from inside a scroll that was buried in volcanic ash with the ancient city of ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Did the Santorini Eruption Cause the Biblical Ten Plagues?
The Ten Plagues of Egypt are argued to have been the result of the eruption of Thera or Santorini. Does the evidence really support this?