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VOLCANO, Hawaii — A new vent has opened at one of the world’s most active volcanoes, sending lava shooting up to 65 feet high, scientists at Kilauea volcano said Sunday.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the fissure eruption was spotted shortly after the floor at the Pu’u O’o crater collapsed around 5 p.m. Saturday. It occurred along the middle of Kilauea’s east rift zone, about 2 miles west of Pu’u O’o.
“This is what we do. These are the moments we wait for,” volcanologist Janet Babb told KHON2-TV. “It is exciting to see an eruption begin, particularly if you can see it from the very start.”
Kilauea has been in constant eruption since Jan. 3, 1983.
