Kilauea volcano on Hawaii begins erupting again after three-month pause

Images show fissures at the base of the crater generating lava flows on the crater floor’s surface, the observatory said.

An eruption takes place on the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii (US Geological Survey via AP)

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular fountains of mesmerising, glowing lava on Hawaii’s Big Island.

The US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian volcano observatory said in a statement that a glow was detected in webcam images from Kilauea’s summit early in the morning, indicating that an eruption was occurring within the Halemaumau crater in the summit caldera.