Breakouts of lava have been slowly consuming sections of forest on the rural southeast corner of Hawaii's Big Island for several months. Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has been continuously erupting for more than 33 years. It claimed one home and threatened a small community in 2014. But because the flow isn't currently…
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New Lava Flow on Hawaii’s Kilaeau Volcano
HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii: Hawaii Island’s east rift zone has an active lava flow once again, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists. The following media release was just issued: HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawaii — At 2:05 p.m., HST, this afternoon, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) monitoring network detected the onset of rapid deflation of…
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