Kilauea volcano entered its fourth eruptive episode on Thursday (Jan. 16), blasting fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the air and emitting thousands of tons of toxic volcanic gas — you can watch the eruption live in the video above.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is live-streaming the eruption on its YouTube channel. Thousands of people have tuned into the live stream, which focuses on the northwest rim of the caldera — the cauldron-like area at the top of a volcano.
