Kilauea volcano is showing signs that it is on the verge of launching episode 30 of its ongoing Halemaumau summit eruption, ...

The activity started around 1:20 a.m. with broad fountains 150 to 300 feet high from the crater’s north vent, covering about ...

Kilauea's 30th eruption episode is now underway, with lava fountains soaring up to 70 feet high from both the north and south vents in Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

The temperature of the Kilauea eruption heats the atmosphere in the crater. The hot air is unstable and buoyant, lifting the fine volcanic particulates into the atmosphere.