Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is erupting again in spectacular fashion, sending lava shooting 1,000 feet into the sky, according to the United States Geological Survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Friday morning, “Episode 26” of the ongoing eruption at Halema\u02bbuma\u02bbu — the pit crater within K\u012blauea Caldera at the summit of the volcano — spewed lava fountains that reached massive heights, according to the USGS’s\u00a0Hawaiian Volcano Observatory<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Episode 26 was preceded by small, sporadic spattering and lava overflows, according to the USGS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world and located on the Big Island, has been especially active in the last several months, erupting dozens of times since December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In May, Kilauea also spewed leva more than 1,000 feet. On June 11, eruptions at Kilauea measured at more than 330 feet, according to the USGS.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The current eruption began at 1:40 a.m. local time, with lava fountains and flows erupting from the north vent, according to the USGS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The eruption is flowing into a remote area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Flows have been confined to the Halema\u02bbuma\u02bbu crater and the southwest side of Kaluapele, K\u012blauea’s summit caldera.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n