HAWAII, UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 23: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - 'M. ZOELLER/ USGS / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) An aerial view of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, the island state in the western US, which began erupting on December 23, 2024. Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, has been erupting from time to time since 1983. Lava is erupting from vents on the west part of the caldera wall, feeding lava flows that cover the area of Halema'uma'u crater., M. Zoeller/ USGS / Anadolu/ABACAPRESS.COM