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Photo and Video Chronology - Kīlauea - July 14, 2003

July 14, 2003

Bastille Day at Kohola cascade

 

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Cascade down Paliuli in Kohola arm of Mother's Day flow. This cascade had died by 0600. Height of pali, 12-15 meters.
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View from top of Paliuli, looking at flow fed by cascade. Front of flow is at top of image. Note visitors in grassy area watching the show.
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From top of Paliuli, breakout taking place from crusted flow at foot of pali. Photographer gives scale.
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Front of sluggish lobe at base of Paliuli, viewed from coastal flat. This is remnant of cascade, which died 10-15 minutes earlier. Incandescent front is about 3 meters wide.
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View of sluggish lobe of upper below image, in context of Paliuli. Note the vegetated pali east of active flow. The vegetation is in a kipuka about 60-80 meters wide, separating a brief cascade of July 10 from this morning's activity.
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Visitors enjoying show on and just above Paliuli. Note the streams of lava above Paliuli, one of which fed cascade earlier in morning.

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