December 7, 2025
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is approaching a year of eruption
Lava flows on the floor of Halema’uma’u crater along with several active vents as the Kilauea volcano erupts in Hawaii, U.S., June 7, 2023. — Reuters LOS ANGELES: Fountains of fresh lava spewed spectacularly from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Saturday, US volcanologists said, marking nearly a year since one of the world’s most active volcanoes began erupting. “Lava fountains approximately 50–100 feet (15–30 meters) high are currently erupting from the north vent,” the US Geological Survey’s Hawaii Volcano Observatory said in a statement, adding that “fountain heights are increasing rapidly.” The latest episode in the ongoing eruption — the 38th





