Kilauea Volcano Eruption Updates
Kilauea continues to be a living, breathing phenomenon. It is the soul of the big island of Hawaii and reminds us how small we are, how nature will take its course with or without human intervention. It's what makes Hawaii such an amazing and wonderous place. Check out this video and for more information on the eruption reports, visit the USGS site for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. If you haven't been to Hawai Volcano's National Park, dont' forget to check it out. The USGS records activity as well and here is a sample of the spectacular video that has been taken.
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The Father's Day intrusion, described elsewhere on this Website, was accompanied by the collapse of the floor of Pu`u `O`o crater as lava withdrew from beneath the cone. The crater floor dropped about 100 meters in the center of the crater near the former Drainhole vent.
The crater began to refill with lava on July 2, primarily from a vent on the western part of the crater floor near the site of the former Beehive vent. The crater floor was quickly buried and the crater began to refill with lava. Early in the refilling process, the erupted lava partly drained back into the erupting west vent, then quickly emerged again. This movie highlights a large drainback followed by a smaller secondary drainback.
Michael Richter
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Hawai Volcano's National Park is the place where you can see the volcanos erupting lava.As seen in the video it clearly indicates the condition.I have never seen such type of volcano eruption till now.
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