Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, began erupting Monday in an area within Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park, but did not pose an immediate threat from lava to nearby residents or homes, authorities said.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said lava had been "fountaining" from half-mile-long fissures, with volcanic gases blowing downwind. Scientists had been monitoring the volcano after increased earthquake activity was recorded at its summit.
The unpredictability of volcanic eruptions is what makes them hazardous," a park official, Jessica Ferracane, said on Hawaii News Now, which reported that guests arrived in the area to watch from afar.
The volcano has erupted dozens of times over the past seven decades, including three times in 2023, spewing lava fountains and bursts of volcanic gas. An eruption that lasted months in 2018 engulfed homes in lava, destroying more than 700 homes as hundreds of residents evacuated.
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