Kilauea lava fountaining forecast to restart

Kilauea lava fountaining forecast to restart

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is preparing for Kilauea’s next episode of lava fountaining anticipated to begin next week. The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists said this morning that the summit is inflating, and they forecast lava fountains will begin between Monday and April 14. This will be episode 44 of fountaining in Halemaumau crater as part of the ongoing eruption that began Dec. 23, 2024. Fountaining episod…