M. PATRICK / U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Lava spewed out of the northern vent at Kilauea’s summit Tuesday morning. M. PATRICK / ...

Violent eruptions have started up again in Hawaii, with fountains of lava shooting hundreds of feet into the air and toxic gas belching from the crater.

Lava fountains initially erupted with dramatic intensity, followed by a phenomenon called "drainback," where lava flows back into ... driving these stop-and-start patterns. Dense, gas-poor lava ...

The eruption created glowing patterns as lava spread over the mountainside. Officials said the lava posed no threat posed to homes or infrastructures.

HVO geologists said the current eruption has had three separate episodes: >> Dec. 23: 2:20 a.m. to 4 p.m., or over 14 hours of lava flow. >> Dec. 24: 8 a.m. to Dec. 25 at 11 a.m. for 15 hours of ...

According to an update from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), the eruption of Kilauea within Kaluapele (summit caldera) resumed just after 9 a.m. local time Wednesday when a small lava flow ...

low-level lava spattering from the north vent culminated in a small lava flow observed at about 9:15 a.m. at Halema‘uma‘u. At around 9:55 a.m., low-level lava fountaining started with more ...