Questions for ‘Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano recently erupted like a stomp rocket’
![A photo of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupting on May 27, 2018.](https://www.snexplores.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/052824_cg_stomp-rocket-volcano_feat-1030x580.jpg)
Unusual explosive eruptions rocked Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano repeatedly in May 2018 (including here, on May 27). A newly described type of eruption — like a stomp rocket — now appears to explain the volcano’s novel activity.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, USGS