Kīlauea

The eruption that began Dec. 23 resumed Monday, preceded by small, sporadic spatter fountains that continued to increase in intensity to reach "sustained fountaining," the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. It paused again Tuesday morning.

Officials at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park are bracing for crowds eager to get a glimpse of lava fountaining from an eruption. The eruption began last month in a crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano and has paused periodically.

After a three-month pause, Kīlauea started erupting again on Dec. 23. The on-again-off-again eruption has delighted parkgoers. The Conversation talked to Jessica Ferracane from Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park about what people should expect when they visit the park to see the volcanoes.

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Increased earthquake activity began at about 2 a.m. and within about half an hour webcam images began to show lava emerging through fissures in the caldera or spurting in fountains. The eruption slowed significantly between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. and appears to be paused.

Kīlauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, was spotted erupting this week in a remote area of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.

The head of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said providing near-constant updates on an eruption is critical to fighting misinformation. Government agencies also have to deal with the fact that people sometimes want to go toward — rather than away — from an eruption, even if it’s dangerous. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes Nation Park remains open, but visitors are advised to stay up to date through the website.

An increase in earthquakes has caused various closures at Volcanoes National Park. There were over 160 reported earthquakes over the weekend.

The latest eruption of Kīlauea may be on pause, but scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say fissure eruptions could sit for hours or even days before starting up again.