The Kīlauea volcano recorded its 48th lava fountaining episode, the most ever during a single eruption of Hawaii’s most active volcano.Lava rose more than 650 feet high, which the United States Geological Survey said is likely the eruption’s peak.

Footage released from United States Geological Survey captured a whirlwind, known in Hawaiian as a puahiohio, forming over Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. 😯🌋 Scientists said heat rising from recent lava flows likely helped create the rare atmospheric phenomenon.

Hawaii's Kīlauea volcano began the "fountaining" phase of its eruption on Monday morning, with lava reaching over 650 feet in the air, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. https://t.co/DfJjfN5aox