Magma Explodes Under Volcano Kīlauea,warn further eruption and risk Lava tsunami. Halemaʻumaʻu Crater Collapses. Time travel has a way of isolating important events in the past, historians today can easily lose track of individual events in the mists of history. Volcanology is no exception, especially when contemplating the eruptive history of the complex Kīlauea and […]
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June 15 — Small collapse into lava lake at Kīlauea summit – lanikai-beach
The lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u, at the summit of Kīlauea, remains active. On Wednesday, June 15, a small collapse of a portion of the lake rim created a dusty plume and lake agitation, including waves that traveled across the lake surface. Video: https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/june-15-small-collapse-lava-lake-kilauea-summit
Kīlauea Eruption Update: Weekly Volcano Summary & Stories From 2018, June 16, 2022 – lanikai-beach
Philip will be unable to join us live this week, so Dane takes over the channel… but Philip was able to record an quick update for us. Kīlauea’s summit eruption continues to provide great views from multiple overlooks at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Only slight changes over the last week persistent lava lake, but a […]
Kīlauea Volcano Eruption in Hawaii – lanikai-beach
Kīlauea Eruption Update: Steady Activity & Viewing, May 12, 2022 – lanikai-beach
Kīlauea appears to have recently settled into a pattern of steady circulation in its small, persistent lava lake combined with large lava flows that ooze up from beneath the hardened crater floor near its perimeter. This past week, viewing was reliable from multiple overlooks within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, continuing a long period of no […]
Kīlauea Eruption Update, May 5, 2022 & Visual History of the 2018 Eruption – lanikai-beach
Kīlauea’s 2022 summit eruption continues, with typical activity that included a slight drop in lava level during the past weekend and large ooze-up flows returning in the past day. This remains a great time for public viewing, continuing a long period of no increased volcanic threat to people. We share time-lapse and video illustrating these […]
Kīlauea Eruption Update: 7 Months & Going Steady, April 28, 2022 – lanikai-beach
7-months into Kīlauea’s latest summit eruption, its now typical activity continues. Lava circulates at the surface within a relatively small active lake that rises and falls with changes in magma pressure, but usually remains within sight in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Scattered lava flows “ooze up” across other parts of the crater floor, leaking as […]
Kīlauea Eruption Update: West Vent Breakout, April 14, 2022 – lanikai-beach
Activity within Kīlauea’s summit crater appears to have normalized, with its eruption rate returning to the long-term trend, complete with fluctuations in lava level within the active lake. This remains a great time for public viewing, continuing a long period of no increased volcanic threat to people. Most of the magma coming from depth continues […]
Kīlauea Eruption Update: Rate Doubles, Filling Projections, April 1, 2022 – lanikai-beach
The past week on Kīlauea’s summit has seen widespread eruptive activity across the inner crater floor with no pauses, as the newest volume estimate from the USGS of 64 million cubic meters (17 billion gallons) since September 29 implies a near-doubling of the eruption rate in mid-March. Viewing within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park continues to […]
29 March 2022– Kīlauea volcano, spattering within Halema‘uma‘u crater - lanikai-beach.net
This video, captured by a webcam on the northwest rim of Kīlauea caldera of March 29, 2022, shows spattering from a cone that has developed on the crater surface in the eastern part of Halema‘uma‘u. The presence of these features demonstrates that molten material is present beneath the solidified surface of the crater floor. Video: […]
