epa08897585 A handout webcam photo made available by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows the northern fissure producing a lava fountain at roughly 50 m after an eruption at Halema'uma'u crater of the Kilauea volcano, Hawaii, USA, 20 December 2020 (issued 21 December 2020). According to the USGS and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), an eruption has commenced within Kilauea's summit caldera. EPA-EFE/HVO / USGS HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

epa08898893 A handout photo made available by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows an aerial view of the Kilauea summit eruption taken from a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) overflight, in Hawaii, USA, 21 December 2020 (issued 22 December 2020). In picture, the two active fissure locations continue to feed lava into the growing lava lake in Halema'uma'u crater, with the northern fissure (R) remaining dominant. According to the USGS and the HVO, an eruption has commenced within Kilauea's summit caldera and was followed by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake on the south flank of the volcano. A water lake at the bottom of the crater was replaced by lava during the eruption. EPA-EFE/M. PATRICK/USGS HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

epa08898905 A handout photo made available by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows a general view of the new eruption site in the caldera of the Kilauea volcano at sunrise, Hawaii, USA, 21 December 2020 (issued 22 December 2020). According to the USGS and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), an eruption has commenced within Kilauea's summit caldera and was followed by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake on the south flank of the volcano. A water lake at the bottom of the crater was replaced by lava during the eruption. EPA-EFE/USGS HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

epa08898906 A handout photo made available by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows a scientist monitoring the new eruption within the caldera of the Kilauea volcano at dawn, Hawaii, USA, 21 December 2020 (issued 22 December 2020). According to the USGS and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), an eruption has commenced within Kilauea's summit caldera and was followed by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake on the south flank of the volcano. A water lake at the bottom of the crater was replaced by lava during the eruption. EPA-EFE/USGS HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES