The summit eruption in Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, continues with lava lake activity. This video, taken on March 24, 2022, shows lava from the main lake pouring into a smaller lake in the western portion of the crater. USGS video by M. Patrick. Video: https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/march-25-2022-kilauea-summit-continued-lava-lake-activity
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Kīlauea Eruption Update: More Pauses, Surges & Features, March 3, 2022 – lanikai-beach
This past week, Kīlauea’s summit eruption was marked by 4 short pauses, with lava surging forth after about a day each time. The southwest crater floor showed the most change, first near the southern-most outlet of the West Vent where a small pond basin has formed, and second on the southeast margin of the active […]
Horrible : After volcano cone of Kīlauea collapses, hot lava flows threaten Hawaii National Parks – lanikai-beach
Horrible After volcano cone of Kīlauea collapses, hot lava flows threaten Hawaii National Parks The eruption on the summit of Kīlauea volcano continues, with lava effusion ongoing within Halemaʻumaʻu crater. After another brief pause in the on-again off-again activity, the summit eruption resumed at approximately 2:30 a.m. HST on Thursday morning. The resumption corresponded with […]
Horrible : Kīlauea volcano explosion spew hot lava causing Lava river hit 700 houses destroyed scary – lanikai-beach
Horrible Kīlauea volcano explosion spew hot lava causing Lava river hit 700 houses destroyed scary An incredible video showing a river of lava pouring out of Hawaii’s Kīlauea volcano as it continues to erupt has been released by the National Park Service. Mount Kīlauea is the most active volcano in Hawaii, and lies on the […]
February 4, 2022 — Kīlauea summit eruption observations – lanikai-beach
A Kīlauea summit eruption monitoring shift on February 4, 2022, provided views of the eruption within Halema‘ma‘u crater. Lava flows from a pond north of the west vent into the lava lake, which exhibits areas of spattering. The audio is mostly wind noise, though some gas-jetting sounds from the west vent and spatter features on […]
Horrible : After shaken by 4.0 quake, awful explosion Kīlauea volcano spews scary hot ash and lava – lanikai-beach
Horrible After shaken by 4.0 quake, awful explosion Kīlauea volcano spews scary hot ash and lava The eruption of lava from the west vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the summit of Kīlauea resumed on Sunday evening and continues this morning. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says that at approximately 9:30 p.m. HST on January 30, […]
27 January 2022 – Kīlauea summit eruption – lanikai-beach
HVO field crews participated in an overflight and ground work at the summit of Kīlauea on January 27. This video compilation contains footage taken from the air and ground. Observations of the eruption, which was active on January 27, showed spattering in the active lava lake in the western portion of Halema‘uma‘u as well as […]
Volcano Awareness Month 2022 Short Feature — Three-dimensional mapping of Kīlauea – lanikai-beach
Structure-from-motion techniques use photographs taken from different angles to reconstruct the three-dimensional shape of an object. At Kīlauea, this technique has been used to rapidly generate maps of eruption activity from aerial imagery, allowing scientists to quantify changes over time such as the volume of lava erupted and surface area covered by lava. Join USGS […]
Today : Eruption Kīlauea volcano spew magma hot almost drown island hawaii – lanikai-beach
Today : Eruption Kīlauea volcano spew magma hot almost drown island hawaii Communities on the Island of Hawai‘i continue to recover from Kīlauea’s 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit collapse as does the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. During the events of 2018, HVO instruments were lost, monitoring infrastructure was impacted, and HVO staff […]
shaken by quake : Kīlauea volcano spew hot lava threatens native Hawaii who throw trash on mountain – lanikai-beach
shaken by quake Kīlauea volcano spew hot lava threatens native Hawaii who throw trash on mountain It’s true that lava is hot enough to burn up some of our trash. When Kilauea erupted on the Big island of Hawaii in 2018, the lava flows were hotter than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,100 Celsius). That’s hotter than […]
