A swirling ash "tornado" formed next to jets of lava on Sunday as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is once again shooting lava more than 1,000 feet into the air. During episode 36 of the current series of eruptions, lava fountains reached between 1,000 and 1,100 feet, according to measurements by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The current episodic eruption began on Dec. 23, 2024, and has produced significant lava fountaining not seen since the 1983–86 episodic fountains at the beginning of the Puʻuʻō

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has entered a new eruptive phase on #Hawaii's Big Island. The United States Geological Survey has confirmed renewed activity inside Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, with lava visible from vents on the crater floor. No communities are currently at risk, but officials are closely monitoring seismic activity and gas emissions. | CGTN