High lava fountains began erupting from the Kīlauea summit vent early Friday morning, marking the start of Episode 33 at the Hawaiʻi island volcano.The USGS Volcano Alert Level is at WATCH, and the current Aviation Color Code is ORANGE. Five minutes later, "a pulse of lava flooded the south vent burying the cone", scientists reported. "The pulse continued for 2 minutes and then rapidly drained back into the south vent ending the south vent eruption. The north vent fountains continue unchanged. "The sulfur dioxide emission rate is typically 50,000 tonnes/day during eruptive episode.All current activity remains confined the summit caldera within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.