This year, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano provided a spectacular demonstration of nature’s power, as earthquakes, eruptions, and lava flows took place and fissures developed from May through August, forcing evacuations and destroying hundreds of homes. But Kilauea was not alone—out of an estimated 1,500 active volcanoes, 50 or so erupt every year, spewing steam, ash, toxic gases, and lava. In 2018, other erupting volcanoes included the Fuego volcano in Guatemala; Shinmoedake peak in Japan; Mount Sinabung , Mount Agung, and Anak Krakatau (“Child of Krakatoa”) in Indonesia; Piton de la Fournaise on Réunion Island; Mount Etna in Italy; Villarrica in Chile; the Mayon volcano in the Philippines, and more. Collected below are scenes from the wide variety of volcanic activity on Earth over the past year.

1. Lava flows downhill in this image from a helicopter over Kilauea's lower East Rift Zone during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 19, 2018.
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2. The Villarrica volcano is seen at night from Pucón, Chile, on September 2, 2018.
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3. Lava erupts from a fissure east of the Leilani Estates subdivision during ongoing eruptions of Kilauea in Hawaii on May 13, 2018.
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4. Jack Jones, visiting from Madison, Wisconsin, takes pictures at a country club in Hawaii as a huge ash plume rises from the summit of Kiluaea on May 21, 2018.
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5. Lava from the Kilauea volcano flows near the Puna Geothermal Venture power plant on June 10, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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6. Lava flows at a new fissure in the aftermath of eruptions from Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island as a local resident walks nearby after taking photos on May 12, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii.
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7. Lava flows from a fissure in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island on May 22, 2018, in Pahoa, Hawaii. Blue flames from burning methane gas emerge from cracks in the road in front of the lava.
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8. Lava gushes from a fissure of the Kilauea volcano in Leilani Estates, near Pahoa, Hawaii, on May 23, 2018.
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9. Lava erupts and flows from a Kilauea-volcano fissure on Hawaii's Big Island on May 18, 2018, in Kapoho.
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10. Lava erupts from a Kilauea-volcano fissure near a home on Hawaii's Big Island at dawn on May 18, 2018, in Kapoho.
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11. Lava destroys homes in the Kapoho area, east of Pahoa, during ongoing eruptions of Kilauea on June 5, 2018.
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12. A "laze," or lava haze, plume rises from the northern side of a fissure in the former Kapoho Bay in the town of Kapoho on the island of Hawaii on June 6, 2018.
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13. Local tourists visit the crater of the Ijen volcano before sunrise to catch a glimpse of blue fire, caused by burning sulfur, in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, on January 11, 2018.
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14. Lava streams down from the Anak Krakatau ("Child of Krakatoa") volcano during an eruption as seen from Rakata Island in Lampung province, Indonesia, on July 19, 2018.
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15. Lava erupts from the Rivals crater and flows down the south face of Piton de la Fournaise, or "Peak of the Furnace," on September 15, 2018, on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, according to the Piton de la Fournaise Volcano Observatory.
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16. The Fuego volcano erupts, as seen from Alotenango, a municipality in Sacatepequez department, Guatemala, on November 19, 2018.
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17. A rescue worker carries a child covered with ash after the Fuego volcano erupted violently in El Rodeo, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018.
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18. The erupting Fuego volcano, seen from Alotenango municipality, Sacatepequez department, Guatemala, on June 3, 2018
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19. Volcanic rocks are spread around an area buried in ash, mud, and debris after the eruption of the Fuego volcano at San Miguel Los Lotes in Escuintla, Guatemala, on June 6, 2018.
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20. A police officer runs away after the Fuego volcano spewed a new pyroclastic flow near San Miguel Los Lotes, Guatemala, on June 4, 2018.
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21. A view of the damage caused by the eruption of the Fuego volcano in San Miguel Los Lotes on June 4, 2018. At least 190 people were killed when the volcano erupted, belching ash and rock, and forcing the airport to close.
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22. A living room engulfed in volcanic ash spewed by the Volcán de Fuego, or "Volcano of Fire," in San Miguel Los Lotes, Guatemala, on June 8, 2018
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23. Relatives of Maria de Jesus Hernandez, who died during the eruption of the Fuego volcano, react during her funeral at a cemetery in Alotenango, Guatemala, on June 9, 2018.
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24. Ash plumes rise from the volcano on Kadovar Island, Papua New Guinea, in the South Pacific on January 16, 2018. Thousands of people were evacuated from islands surrounding Kadovar, where a volcano had been erupting since January 5.
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25. Mount Etna spews lava during an eruption in Sicily, Italy, early on August 25, 2018. In August, Etna roared back into spectacular volcanic action, shooting up chunks of flaming lava as high as 150 meters, or 500 feet.
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26. Mount Sinabung erupts with thick volcanic ash in Karo on Sumatra island on February 19, 2018. The volcano sent a massive column of ash and smoke some 5,000 meters, or 16,400 feet, into the air, leaving local villages coated in debris and officials scrambling to hand out face masks to residents.
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27. Mount Agung erupts in Bali, Indonesia, on July 2, 2018.
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28. With Legazpi in the foreground, the Mayon volcano erupts at dusk on January 25, 2018, in Albay province, Philippines.
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29. The Mayon volcano spews red-hot lava in an eruption, as seen from Legazpi, Albay province, Philippines, on January 24, 2018.
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30. Pyroclastic materials cascade down the slopes of the Mayon volcano during another eruption, as seen from Legazpi on January 24, 2018.
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31. Mount Soputan erupts during the night, as seen from the Lobu village in Southeast Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on October 3, 2018.
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32. Volcanic lightning is seen in the ash column above Shinmoedake peak as the volcano erupts between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan on April 5, 2018.
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