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Latest Lava Photos from USGS
A circular lava pond has recently been active near the eastern rim of Puʻu ʻŌʻō crater (Kilauea Volcano). Today, the lava pond had low-level but continuous spattering from its eastern margin, and a mo… more →
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Latest Lava Photos from USGS
wrote 1 week ago: A circular lava pond has recently been active near the eastern rim of Puʻu ʻŌʻō crater (Kilauea Volc … more →
Impressive Spattering from Lava Lake
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wrote 2 weeks ago: CLICK PHOTO TO WATCH MOVIE! This Quicktime movie shows the impressive spattering at the western marg … more →
Latest Images from Lava Lakes
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wrote 2 weeks ago: View looking east at the lava lake, 40-m (130-ft) across, that circulates within a shallow pit on th … more →
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Earns National Award for Air Quality Monitoring System
wrote 3 weeks ago: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has earned the national Safety and Health Group Award from the Natio … more →
A Molten Lake of Lava
wrote 3 weeks ago: This Quicktime movie shows spattering that is typical at the margins of the lava lake in Halemaʻumaʻ … more →
Hawaii's Geology at Work...
wrote 3 weeks ago: The flows on the coastal plain continue to take their time on their path to the ocean. Today (Friday … more →
Discovering Kilauea!
wrote 3 weeks ago: Kilaue continues to spread and grow Join ranger B.G. as he ventures to the world’s most continuously … more →
Latest Thermal Images of Lava
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wrote 1 month ago: From the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (USGS): Active flows are still spread out across a broad area … more →
Vog From Space
wrote 1 month ago: Visible from space: Hawaiian vog from Kilauea volcano, on the island of Hawaii, has been erupting co … more →
Geology in Action
wrote 1 month ago: You know what they say, a small lava pond is still a lava pond…okay, well, no one really says … more →
From the Depths of the Earth
wrote 1 month ago: A photo taken this week by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory showing lava, driven by fluid pressure w … more →
An Otherworldly View...
wrote 1 month ago: An Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist returns from checking on spatter collection trays on the r … more →
A Year Ago Today
wrote 2 months ago: Lava spatters from a new fissure that broke open in a field of tephra during last year's Kamoamoa er … more →
A Burst of Gas
wrote 4 months ago: A burst of gas from a small vent in Pu`u `Ō `ō crater throws spatter about 15 m (50 ft) into the air … more →
29 Years & Still Flowing
wrote 5 months ago: Today marks the 29th anniversary of the current Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō eruption of the Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii … more →
Great New Images of Kilauea Eruption
wrote 5 months ago: This skylight provided a clear view of the lava stream inside the lava tube on a recent overflight, … more →
USGS Map Shows Lava's New Ocean Entry
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wrote 5 months ago: Map showing the extent of lava flows erupted during Kīlauea’s ongoing east rift zone eruption and la … more →
Lava Enters Ocean for 1st Time in Months
wrote 5 months ago: The current lava flow, coming down the pali and traversing the coastal plain, reached the ocean late … more →
Latest Volcanic Eruption Photos
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wrote 6 months ago: Active pāhoehoe, fed by a lava tube originating at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō, has been migrating downslope within th … more →
