Lava seen spattering from surface of Kilauea volcano lake | KHON2

The lava lake within the Halemaumau overlook on the volcano’s summit has risen to its highest levels in a little over a year.

Source: Lava seen spattering from surface of Kilauea volcano lake | KHON2 (http://khon2.com/2016/09/12/lava-seen-spattering-from-surface-of-kilauea-volcano-lake/).

Accessed on 13 September 2016,15:45 hrs, UTC.

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Comment:

The Kilauea Volcano is putting on quite a show.  According to the USGS, the lava lake within the Halemaumau overlook in the Kilauea Volcano summit “has risen t its highest levels in a little over a year.”

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory research scientist Don Swanson says he doesn’t know why the lava lake is so high, saying “it’s relatively unusual.” Swanson says “the lake is particularly colorful to watch at night from the Jaggar Museum at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.”

The Kilauea Volcano has been erupting since 1983 and has sent an active lava flow to the ocean near Kalapana.  Lava flow 61G has attracted thousands of visitors over the past month.

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