High lava fountains are expected during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting on and off for more than three months since it burst to life on December 23.

Scientists were bracing for high lava fountains Tuesday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.

The episodic summit eruption of Kilauea in Halema‘uma‘u crater has been going on for over three months now, with sixteen eruptive episodes displaying lava fountains and lava flows within Kaluapele (the summit caldera).