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07 Sept 2025

Hawaii volcano produces fountains of lava in latest Kilauea eruption

Hawaii volcano produces fountains of lava in latest Kilauea eruption

A fountain of lava was spewing from a Hawaii volcano on Tuesday in the latest in a series of eruptions that have paused and resumed.

Fountains from a vent of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island grew to more than 250 feet on Monday, according to the latest status report from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

On Tuesday, a webcam showed vigorous streams of red lava.

The eruption began on December 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes.

It marks the eruption’s eighth episode. Small, sporadic spatter fountains began on Sunday, which grew more intense, the observatory said.

The fountains grew from 50 feet to 250 feet high in an hour on Monday.

The eruption is happening within a closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park without posing a threat to homes or infrastructure.

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