Lava bursts forth as Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts

Hawaii Volcanoes national park closed due to eruption of one of world’s most active volcanoes, located on Big Island Amber lava exploded over 200 meters into the air as Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, located on Hawaii’s Big Island, erupted on Thursday. Lava fountains began to erupt from the volcano after 11 am local time, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). On Thursday evening, plumes of smoke and lava pouring downslope were observable on a livestream ...

By Uwa Ede-Osifo