This incredible footage shows the eruption in the Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of the Kīlauea volcano in Hawaiʻi.
As can be seen, there is a steady flow of lava from the huge molten lake at the top, with the largest pool in the eastern portion of the crater.
The volcano is located along the southeastern shore of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi and is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old, having emerged above sea level about 100,000 years ago.
It is the most active of the five volcanoes that form Hawaii Island and also one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, with its latest eruption happening on 29 September 2021.
The activity of the site is long and consistent and its name means “spewing” with reference to the fact that it’s constantly pouring molten lava into the surrounding area.
Experts have studied the volcano say that lava which is more recent than a thousand years, covers 90% of the surface and the oldest detected so far is 2800 years old.
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