Photo: Belching Hawaii Volcano Shuts Park, Forces Evacuations

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Lava spews from a vent of Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano in this file photo.

Sulfur dioxide spewing from the volcano, which has been active since 1983, has closed Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for its second day and forced an evacuation of 2,000 people.

Photograph by Robert Madden/NGS

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