Lava Breakouts Remain Active – Lava Lake Remains High
The June 27th lava flow remains active, with breakouts focused in several areas northeast of Puʻu ʻŌʻō. The farthest downslope activity observed on today’s overflight was roughly 8 km (5 miles)...
View ArticleVIDEO – Lava Lake Remains High
The lava lake in the Overlook crater, within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at Kīlauea’s summit, remains at a high level and close to the Overlook crater rim. Overflows onto the Halemaʻumaʻu Crater floor have...
View ArticleWebcam Captures “Bathtub Ring” Falling Into Lava Lake
This sequence of HVO webcam images of Kīlauea Volcano’s summit vent, recorded between 1:28 and 1:32 p.m., HST, on May 12, 2015, captures the moment a section of the dark-colored “bathtub ring” (a...
View ArticleLava Lake at Halemaumau Crater Continues to Drop
Kīlauea Volcano’s summit lava lake continued to drop today (May 15, 2015). Measurements of the lake surface late this afternoon showed that it was 62 m (203 ft) below the top of the newly-created vent...
View ArticleHVO Releases New Photo of Halemaumau Crater
One month ago the summit lava lake was at the rim of the Overlook crater (the small crater in the center of the photo), spilling lava onto the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater (the larger crater that fills...
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