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Kilauea Is Erupting Again!

Below is the photo from the Volcano National Park Webcam that is kept up-to-date continuously. The good news is that this is one of the most awesome displays of nature in the world. The bad news is the vog it has brought, reducing our air quality.

Current Conditions of Kīlauea Summit Eruption

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes […]

Double Your Breathing Pleasure: Two Volcanoes Quieting!

Mauna Loa’s 2022 lava flows are now part of history. And Kilauea’s summit eruption has paused! Bad News: No lava viewing. Good News: Clean air for all!

 

Kilauea Volcano Is Erupting

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Wednesday that Kilauea volcano is erupting.

At approximately 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, the observatory said it detected a glow in Kilauea summit webcam images indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Kilauea’s summit caldera within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

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Out of this World Photos by Bill McDowell!

From 8000 feet on Mauna Kea at 1:00 AM

 

Early morning sunrise at the volcano

 

At the volcano, with the Milky Way at the very top of the plume coming from the crater below.

 

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Man Falls into Kilauea Caldera

An Army soldier climbed over a safety barrier at a viewing area of the Kilauea Caldera and fell 70 feet into the volcano’s crater.

Three things to say about this: 1) Why did this man climb over the safety barrier? What did he think it was for? Did he absolutely need to get a better […]