Lava fountains at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano reached 1,100 feet: USGS

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is once again shooting lava more than 1,000 feet into the air. Episode 36 of the current series of eruptions at Kilauea, located on Hawaii's Big Island, began on Sunday morning and lasted for nearly five hours of continuous fountaining, according to the United States Geological Survey . At some points, lava fountains reached between 1,000 and 1,100 feet, according to measurements by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The volcano spewed so much lava that flows covered up to 80% of the floor of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, the USGS said. The eruption was contained to a closed area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. A volcano watch -- or Code Orange -- remains in place, indicating that an eruption is either likely or occurring, but with no or minor ash. The current episod