Hawaii's Most Famous Volcano Just Put on a Show Not Seen for Decades

Kilauea, one of Hawaii’s most active volcanoes, stole the spotlight this weekend with an eruption pattern not seen in 40 years. The spectacle was captured in a stunning time-lapse video, and shows how the eruption unfolded with multiple fiery bursts of lava, each separated by short pauses. According to scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), this stop-and-start sequence is known as 'rapid rebound' activity, a phenomenon last seen at Kilauea back in 1986.

The timelapse from the USGS shows the eruption...