Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano roared back to life and resumed its eruption Wednesday as dramatic video provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) showed lava shooting hundreds of feet into the air.
According to an update from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), the eruption of Kilauea within Kaluapele (summit caldera) resumed just after 9 a.m. local time Wednesday when a small lava flow was observed coming from the north vent.
Less than an hour later, the eruption intensified when low-level fountaining began with more rigorous lava flow activity.
The HVO said that the small, sluggish lava flow marked the start of the fourth episode of the ongoing summit eruption that has been observed.
At the time of its most recent update on Wednesday, the HVO said that about 10% of the floor of Halema’uma’u had been covered with new lava, and based on video, the lava fountain appeared to be about 200 feet high.
