Kilauea has been erupting episodically — starting and stopping for a period — inside Halemaumau Crater within Hawaii ...

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported Kilauea volcano began its 14th episode on Wednesday at 9:26 a.m., continuing the ongoing eruption. But on Thursday at 1:49 p.m., the eruption paused again.

When a volcano erupts there can be lava, ash, steam or gaseous emissions. Sometimes eruptions are explosive and lava is thrown out as volcanic bombs. Hotspots are places where the magma rises up ...