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Waves of orange, glowing lava and smoky ash belched and sputtered Monday from the world’s largest active volcano in its first eruption in 38 years, and officials told people living on Hawaii’s Big Island to be ready in the event of a worst-case scenario.

Waves of glowing lava and smoky ash are belching and sputtering from the world’s largest active volcano and people on Hawaii’s Big Island have been warned to be ready if

Waves of glowing lava and smoky ash are sputtering from the world’s largest active volcano and people have been warned to be ready if their communities are threatened.

HONOLULU (AP) — Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet (30 to 60 meters) into the air as Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years. For now, lava is not threatening any homes or communities and no evacuation orders have been issued.

The eruption of Mauna Loa wasn’t immediately endangering towns, but the U.S. Geological Survey warned the roughly 200,000 people on the Big Island that an eruption “can be very dynamic, and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly.”

Communities on Hawaii's Big Island have been warned they may have to evacuate if waves of lava flow near their homes

Here's everything you need to know about the Mauna Loa eruption, the first in 40 years for the island volcano.

Lava is shooting 100 feet to 200 feet (30 to 60 meters) into the air as Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years.

Hawaii's health officials urge people to cut back on outdoor exercise as Mauna Loa erupts for the first time in nearly 40 years, spewing toxic gases.

State health officials are urging people to cut back on outdoor exercise and other activities that cause heavy breathing.