Volcanologist Einat Lev and her team from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory have just returned from tracking the Kilauea eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island. While there, Lev captured some incredible photos and videos of the eruption, both from the ground as well as during a helicopter ride.
![lava fountain kilauea](https://sotp.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lava-fountain-1-637x367.jpg)
![lava steam kilauea](https://sotp.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/lava-meets-water-637x422.jpg)
![lava flows into ocean in kilauea eruption](https://sotp.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/steam-vertical-422x637.jpg)
![hawaii](https://sotp.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/hawaii-coastline-637x422.jpg)
Click here for more photos, and to read Lev’s reflections on visiting the eruption.