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Charles Curtis

6 photos of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano erupting for the first time since 1984

The world’s largest active volcano began erupting on Monday.

Mauna Loa, located on Hawaii’s Big Island in Volcanoes National Park, began spewing lava, and although the threat of it reaching residents downhill isn’t there yet, as USA TODAY notes, “An eruption from the northeast means lava could flow towards Hilo, Hawaii, or other locations in East Hawaii, but it could take the lava weeks or even months to reach people.”

Photos — some of them are incredible — have been snapped of the lava erupting, and we’ve collected a few of them below as authorities keep an eye on the developments here:

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