Learn more about fascinating lava fountains and how high they can reach during a volcano eruption.

Kīlauea’s Episode 22 erupted early this morning with lava fountains now soaring up to 1,000 feet high from Halemaʻumaʻu ...

Kīlauea’s Episode 22 erupted early this morning with lava fountains now soaring up to 800 feet high from Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

This is the dramatic moment a lava fountain burst from the Kanlaon Volcano during an explosive eruption in the Philippines.

Lava fountains and flows erupted primarily from the north vent, and the south vent was largely obscured by the north vent ...

By 6 a.m., lava fountains from the north vent peaked at 800 to 1,000 feet, before settling to oscillate around 328 to 492 ...

U.S. Geological Survey COURTESY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY A screenshot of the live view from Halemaumau crater from the eastern rim of the caldera this morning. 2 /2 COURTESY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY A ...

Eruptive activity at Kīlauea’s summit began again Dec. 23, 2024, with the first in what has become 20 discrete lava ...

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that fountains rapidly grew into vigorous 500-foot molten rock geisers that ejected from the vent as they fed lava flows that had covered about 10% to 20% of the ...

Kīlauea’s latest eruption episode featured spectacular lava fountains shooting hundreds of feet into the air, but has come to a halt — at least for now. The U.S.