Volcano spews glowing lava up to 600 feet into the night sky in Hawaii. See it
A volcano in Hawaii put on another spectacular display, spewing lava up to 600 feet in the air, according to officials and photos.
Kilauea has been erupting on the island of Hawaii for about two months, with the activity starting and stopping. The latest episode – the 11th in the current eruption – started at about 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and paused at about 7 a.m. Feb. 26, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park wrote in a Feb. 26 post on Facebook.
The post included three photos by a park official capturing the “incredible eruptive activity and fountaining.” The images show a tower of smoke and lava spewing and glowing against a dark sky.
A separate park Facebook post earlier that day showed a pair of webcam images of the activity, plus a photo by a park official. Some commenters seemed wowed.
“The power of nature!!” one person wrote in part.
“She is Pele, hear her roar,” another person wrote, referring to the Hawaiian volcano deity.
Each eruptive episode has lasted from a handful of hours to more than a week, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
While the activity has sent visitors flocking to the park, experts warn of hazards, including strands of volcanic glass known as Pele’s hair, McClatchy News previously reported.
The park also recently warned of another potential hazard: a steaming vent that recently opened in the ground near an outlook. The vent is about 3 inches, according to a Feb. 24 Facebook post by the park.
Kilauea started erupting Dec. 23, its eighth eruption since 2020, McClatchy previously reported.
This story was originally published February 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM with the headline "Volcano spews glowing lava up to 600 feet into the night sky in Hawaii. See it."
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