VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) – The summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano is glowing brightly as molten lava swirls 300 feet below its crater’s floor, bubbling near the surface after years of spewing from the volcano’s side.

The expanding vent of Halemaumau crater helps confirm scientists’ belief that the lava is close to the surface of the summit, said Janet Babb, a geologist and spokeswoman for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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