Hawaii Volcano Again Puts Tall Lava Fountains on Display

Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode
An erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high on Tuesday. Fountains reached heights of 400 feet (120 meters) to 500 feet (150 meters) in the early morning hours,
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Several past eruptions were characterized by similar lava fountaining episodes, including at the start of the Puʻuʻōʻō eruption in 1983, the start of the Maunaulu eruption in 1969 and the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption.
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.
Lava fountain spews over 100 feet into the air from Hawaii volcano
A tall fountain of lava is spewing from a volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island again. Webcam video from Tuesday shows vigorous streams of glowing-red molten rock in the latest episode of an on-and-off eruption.
Kilauea’s 13th episode brings 500-foot lava fountains
VIDEO COURTESY USGS A livestream video from the Halema ʻuma ʻu Crater from the northwest rim of the caldera looking east. COURTESY USGS Lava fountains of 400 to 500 feet high shoot up within the west vent in Halema ʻuma ʻu Crater.
Kilauea’s 13th episode ends after 12 hours of lava fountains
Kilauea’s 13th episode began early this morning at 2:36 a.m., according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists, bringing lava fountains of 400 to 500 feet high in the following hour. Scientists said Episode 13 was preceded by small,
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano blasts lava 300 feet into the air during latest eruptive episode
Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say the latest eruptive episode that took place at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Tuesday has paused after blasting lava hundreds of feet into the air.
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Continuous lava fountaining began about 2 p.m. today within Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater as the 12th episode of the ongoing ...