HONOLULU (AP) – An erupting Hawaii volcano once again began shooting fountains of lava that reached hundreds of feet high.
Fountains reached heights of 120 metres (m) to 150m in the early morning hours, according to the United States Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
This marks the 13th episode of on-again, off-again lava activity of Kilauea volcano on the Big Island that started December 23.
The latest episode didn’t last long.
Fountaining stopped abruptly in the afternoon, scientists later said.
A webcam showed vigorous fountains of bright-red molten rock and billowing smoke midmorning on Tuesday. Hours later, only smoke could be seen.
On Monday afternoon, there were small, sporadic spatter fountains reaching five-metres to 10m high. Spattering continued to increase during the night and into early on Tuesday, the observatory said in a status report.
