Kīlauea Quick Take: Eruption Stops As Vent Drowns, What’s Next? – lanikai-beach

0 A short video update on the apparent end stages of Kīlauea’s eruption, the resulting downgrading of the volcano’s status by the USGS, and the possible consequences of future eruptions on the liquid lava that still exists under the hardened crust. We include thermal and visible time-lapses, monitoring data, and photos courtesy of the USGS […]

What’s happening at Kīlauea Volcano? – lanikai-beach

0 On December 20, 2020, an eruption began in Halema‘uma‘u at Kīlauea Volcano’s summit, ending a two-year eruptive pause. The water lake that appeared at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u in late July 2019, which had grown to be over 50 meters (55 yards) deep and more than 10 acres in surface area, quickly vaporized and […]

What’s happening at Kīlauea Volcano’s summit? – lanikai-beach

Kīlauea Volcano’s summit has been in an eruptive pause since the 2018 events ended over a year ago. Nevertheless, it remains a dynamic place. Ongoing inflation and seismicity indicate that the summit magma chamber is gradually recharging. A water lake, unprecedented in the written historical record, appeared at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u in late July […]

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