WATCH: Lava fountain height soars in latest episode of Hawaii volcano eruption
Lava fountains from a Hawaii volcano reached heights of 600 feet (180 meters) during the latest episode of an eruption that has been pausing and resuming for several months. Fountains dropped in height 250 feet (80 meters) to 300 feet (90 meters) on Tuesday night,
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano wows with lava fountains during latest eruptive episode
According to the US Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, episode 12 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began on Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. HST when sporadic lava flows alternated between the south and north cones. The episode ended at 10:37 a.m. HST on Wednesday.
Hawaii Volcano Produces Tall Lava Fountaining in Latest Episode of Kilauea Eruption HONOLULU (AP) — A fountain of lava was spewing from a Hawaii volcano Tuesday in the latest episode of ...
according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Lava fountains from the north vent have reached 300 to 400 feet, feeding multiple lava streams onto the crater floor ...
By early Wednesday morning, officials said lava fountains were reaching 16-200 ... nearby communities," the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement.
The eruption began Dec. 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes. Experts say the fountains are only expected to get bigger.
1 /3 USGS Kilauea volcano livestream COURTESY USGS Lava fountains returned to Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater today at 10 :16 a.m. today in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island.
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