Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano has sent fountains soaring 700 feet in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption.
The U.S. Geological Survey said lava began flowing steadily from the summit caldera of Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning after a weeklong pause.
The molten rock was within the park and did not pose a threat to residential areas.
Powerful fountains reached 700 feet high on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS).
The volcano's current eruption began on December 23 and has since been interrupted and resumed more than ten times.
The shortest episode lasted 13 hours, while the longest lasted eight days.
Each time, the volcano erupts, shooting lava high into the sky from the caldera's crater, creating a spectacle for park visitors.
This is the sixth eruption recorded at Kilauea's summit since 2020.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park includes the summits of two of the world's most active volcanoes: Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Kilauea also erupted in June and September last year.
The park is located on the Big Island of Hawaii, approximately 200 miles south of Honolulu.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
