Hawaii's Kilauea volcano spews lava fountain
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumed its sporadic eruption connected Sunday, shooting lava hundreds of feet into the aerial and releasing immense plumes of ash and different volcanic worldly into the skies.
The enactment started astir 4:15 p.m. section clip and lasted for respective hours, according to a status report from the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Lava fountains from the mountain's northbound vent reached heights of much than 1,000 feet, earlier stopping astir 9:45 p.m. section time, the observatory said. At the southbound vent, the lava fountains reached heights of much than 800 feet and stopped astir 10:25 p.m., according to the observatory. Lava flows remained wrong Kilauea's acme caldera, and did not impact immoderate residential areas, the observatory said.
Lava erupts from Kilauea connected May 25, 2025.
U.S. Geological Survey
The volcano besides released an eruptive plume that reached astatine slightest 5,000 feet, the observatory said. That plume included ash, volcanic stone and volcanic solid shards known arsenic Pele's hair. The observatory warned that these volcanic fragments tin beryllium a hazard to people, particularly erstwhile carried by wind, and said that residents and visitors successful the country should workout caution.
Kilauea is 1 of six progressive volcanoes successful Hawaii and is located connected the state's Big Island, successful Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, astir 200 miles from Honolulu. It is 1 of the world's astir progressive volcanoes and has been emitting lava fountains often since December 2024. The episodes person ranged from hours to days. Tourists person flocked to see the spectacle. The USGS besides offers multiple YouTube livestreams of the volcanic activity.
Hawaii is besides location to the largest progressive volcano successful the world, Mauna Loa. The volcano is besides located successful the nationalist parkland and last erupted successful 2022.
Kerry Breen is simply a quality exertion astatine CBSNews.com. A postgraduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she antecedently worked astatine NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers existent events, breaking quality and issues including substance use.
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