These spectacular images and video show the Hawaiian volcano Kīlauea erupting on 15 January 2025. Lava fountains are now active at two vents on the western side of the caldera, marking the start of the fourth episode of the ongoing eruption that began on 23 December 2024.

Officials at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are bracing for crowds eager to get a glimpse of lava fountaining from an eruption.

People were flocking to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday to get a glimpse of fountaining lava. Watch the eruption in the player above. The eruption that began Dec. 23 in a crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano has paused periodically.