Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high

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Hawaii’s astir progressive volcano has resumed erupting aft a weeklong pause, sending fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the sky

HONOLULU -- Lava from Hawaii's astir progressive volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet (215 meters) Thursday during the latest occurrence of an ongoing eruption.

Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its acme caldera wrong Hawaii Volcanoes National Park connected Wednesday greeting aft a weeklong pause, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The molten stone was contained wrong the parkland and wasn't threatening residential areas.

Large fountains reached heights up to 500 feet (150 meters) to 700 feet (215 meters) connected Thursday morning, the USGS' Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

The volcano began its existent eruption connected Dec. 23. It has stopped and resumed much than a twelve times since. The shortest occurrence lasted 13 hours, portion the longest lasted 8 days.

Each time, the volcano has sent lava shooting precocious into the entity from caldera vents, creating a melodramatic show for parkland visitors.

The eruption is the sixth recorded astatine Kilauea’s acme since 2020.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park encompasses the summits of 2 of the world’s astir progressive volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Kilauea besides erupted successful June and September 2024.

The park, connected Hawaii's Big Island, is astir 200 miles (320 kilometers) southbound of Honolulu.