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1960 Kapoho Eruption

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Map of Kīlauea and adjoining Mauna Loa showing relation of Kapoho, ...

1960 Kapoho Eruption provided lesson in Kīlauea behavior

The Kapoho eruption caused havoc in lower Puna, which was considered an idyllic rural paradise until the lava fountains and flows covered farm land and villages.
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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Kīlauea
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1960 Kapoho Eruption provided lesson in Kīlauea behavior

The Kapoho eruption caused havoc in lower Puna, which was considered an idyllic rural paradise until the lava fountains and flows covered farm land and villages.
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