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Sluggish lava flow - Pūlama pali

Detailed Description

Sluggish lava flow spreads from the base of the Pūlama pali (background), burning vegetation sandwiched between flows emplaced in 1985 and 1992. As new lava continued to feed the leading edge of flow, the trailing surface inflated by several meters.