Lava fountaining returns to Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Lava fountaining returns to Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater

Lava fountaining returned to Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater this morning for the 38th time since the current eruption began Dec. 23. The U.S. Geological Survey said that episode 38 of the eruption began at 8:45 a.m. with lava fountains from the north vent reaching up to 100 feet high. “Fountain heights are increasing rapidly and are coming from both the left and right vents within the north cone,” a news release from the USGS’ Hawaiian Volc…

Lava fountaining returns to Kilauea’s Halemaumau crater | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Lava fountaining returned to Kilauea volcano’s Halemaumau crater this morning for the 38th time since the current eruption began Dec. 23.