USGS HVO Press Release — Volcano scientist presents two talks about Kīlauea's ongoing eruption
HAWAI‘I ISLAND, Hawai‘i – Matt Patrick, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will present two talks about Kīlauea Volcano in East Hawai‘i in the coming week. The presentations are part of a series of HVO talks being held during HAWAI‘I ISLAND's 3rd annual Volcano Awareness Month in January 2012, and in celebration of HVO's 100th anniversary.
An update on the active volcanic vent within Halema‘uma‘u Crater at the summit of Kīlauea will be the topic of Patrick's talk on Tuesday, January 10. This "After Dark in the Park" presentation will be held in the Kīlauea Visitor Center Auditorium in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park at 7:00 p.m. The talk is free, but Park entrance fees apply.
The vent in Halema‘uma‘u Crater opened in March 2008. Since then, the eruption has consisted of constant degassing, occasional explosive events, continuing ash emissions, and fluctuating lava lake activity within an open vent that has now grown to more than 430 feet wide. Patrick will present an overview of this ongoing summit eruption and its current status.
Tracking Kīlauea's ongoing eruptions will be the topic of Patrick's second presentation, which will be at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo on Thursday, January 12, at 7:00 p.m. This talk is free and open to the public. It will be held in the University Classroom Building, Room 100, on the UH–Hilo main campus, 200 W. Kawili Street, in Hilo. A map of the campus is online: http://hilo.hawaii.edu/images/maps/main_campus_map.pdf.
In addition to the summit eruption that began in March 2008, Kīlauea has been erupting essentially nonstop for the past 29 years at vents along the volcano's east rift zone. During those years, the volcanic activity has included erupting fissures, spectacular lava fountains, and numerous flows of ‘a‘ā and pāhoehoe lava. Patrick will review these significant events and will describe how USGS scientists track Hawai‘i's volcanic activity.
For more information about Patrick's presentations, other Volcano Awareness Month programs, and HVO Centennial events, please visit the HVO website at hvo.wr.usgs.gov or call (808) 967-8844.
Daily updates about ongoing eruptions, recent images and videos of summit and East Rift Zone volcanic activity, maps, and data about recent earthquakes in Hawaii are posted on the HVO website at https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo.
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