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December 23, 2024 — Kīlauea summit eruption plume

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The volcanic plume from the December 23, 2024, Kīlauea summit eruption taken from Uēkahuna overlook within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and looking south. As of 9:30 a.m. HST, the plume (which is periodic in intensity) is still active and ejecting spatter and bombs onto the west rim of the caldera in the closed area along Crater Rim Drive Road. USGS photo by H. Winslow.

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