495K views · 9.1K reactions | Captured by photographer Mike Mezeul II on March 4, this was the 12th eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano since December 23, 2024. Eruptions have become so regular that the USGS (United States Geological Survey) can predict them almost to the day. | National Geographic | Facebook

Eruptive activity at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on the Island of Hawaiʻi remains paused as of December 2. However, USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologists on a monitoring overflight this morning observed a spattering lava surface deep in both the north and south vents in Halemaʻumaʻu crater. Glow was visible in both vents in webcam imagery last night, as well as weak spattering within the north vent. Based on patterns of ground inflation since the end of episode 37 on November 25, models

283K views · 6.9K reactions | Scenic footage of two volcanic vents erupting fountains of lava in the summit crater of Kīlauea volcano. NPS Video/Janice Wei | Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park | Facebook