Posts Tagged ‘Kilauea’

Explosive Eruption at Kilauea Summit Sends Ash 30,000 Feet into Sky

An explosive eruption from Kilauea’s summit on Thursday morning sent an ash plume soaring some 30,000 feet into the air, and officials are warning that ash emissions will cover a large part of the Big Island.  The National Weather Service has issued an ashfall advisory after radar showed the massive plume. Hawaii Volcano Observatory officials confirmed […]

USGS reports Kilauea volcano wall collapse in Hawaii

     Volcanic activity on Kilauea volcano’s East Rift Zone continues, and scientists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory are documenting it. On February 10 at 8:21 in the morning, a large portion of the northeastern rim of the west pit in Pu’u O’o collapsed. Prior to and during the rim collapse, the adjacent ground also […]

Hawaiian volcano on brink of eruption

     Kilauea, on the Big Island of Hawaii, is one of the more active shield volcanoes in the Aloha State and observers at the United States Geological Survey are saying that the odds of a major eruption have increased significantly in recent days. “Activity at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano continues to change, as shown […]

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