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,

The Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted again on Tuesday, according to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Episode 12 of the ongoing eruption since December started at 7:30 a.m. local time (0530GMT) with small, intermittent lava flows from both the south and north cones, the observatory said.

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.

The USGS said lava fountains from the north vent reached a maximum height of between 500 and 600 feet before they started to decrease.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted for the 10th time Wednesday evening with spectacular lava fountains, about a week after the ninth episode ended, scientists said.

Kilauea volcano in Hawaii begins its 11th eruption, spouting lava fountains over 400 feet high into Halema'uma'u caldera.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting since December 23, 2024. But, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), lava fountains reached up to 600 feet high on Tuesday. The organization says this episode — number 12 — actually began earlier in the day with a small,