Images

Another view of the flow front and its proximity to Pāhoa Village Road. Photo was taken just before 10 am.

A comparison of a normal photograph with a thermal image of the flow front. The white box shows the extent of the thermal image. The thermal image shows that most of the activity in this region is focused at the leading edge of the flow (white and yellow areas show active surface lava).

This map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of the June 27th lava flow. The area of the flow on October 28, 2014, at 1:00 PM is shown in pink, while widening and advancement of the flow as mapped on October 29 at 11:30 AM is shown in red.

This small-scale map shows the June 27th lava flow in Kīlauea's East Rift Zone in relation to lower Puna. The area of the flow on October 24, 2014, at 12:10 PM is shown in pink, while widening and advancement of the flow as mapped on October 29 at 11:30 AM is shown in red.

This map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of the June 27th lava flow. The area of the flow on October 24, 2014, at 12:10 PM is shown in pink, while widening and advancement of the flow as mapped on October 29 at 11:30 AM is shown in red.

Lava pushed through a fence marking a property boundary above Pāhoa early on Tuesday morning.

By dawn on Tuesday morning, lava had crossed into two privately owned properties above Pāhoa. Note the inflated flow behind the fence, which is chest-high. We are grateful to the owners of the property for allowing us access and permission to work on their land and post these photos.

The June 27th lava flow burns vegetation as it approaches a property boundary above Pāhoa early on the morning of Tuesday, October 28, 2014.

This map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of the June 27th lava flow. The area of the flow on October 27, 2014, at 11:30 PM is shown in pink, while widening and advancement of the flow as mapped on October 28 at 1:00 PM is shown in red.

A palm tree is surrounded by lava as it advances across the grassy pasture below the Pāhoa cemetery on Sunday afternoon.

Incandescent cracks are abundant in the surface of the June 27th lava flow just above the Pāhoa cemetery. Lava is accumulating beneath the flow's upper crust, causing it to inflate.

Late on Sunday afternoon, a barbed wire fence is overrun by lava from the June 27th flow lobe that crossed through the Pāhoa cemetery earlier in the day. To the far left in the distance, a plume of smoke marks the location of the flow lobe that passed southeast of the cemetery and through the pasture.

The June 27th lava flow burns through thick vegetation below the pasture downslope of the Pāhoa cemetery at 11:15 am on Monday, October 27, 2014.

The June 27th lava flow remained active, and the flow front was nearing residential areas in the northwest portion of Pāhoa. The flow front was heading towards a low spot on the Pāhoa Village Road, between AP‘A‘ā St. and the post office. This photo was taken at 11:30 am today, when the flow front was 540 meters (0.3 miles) from Pāhoa Village Road.

A comparison of a normal photograph with a thermal image. The white box shows the approximate extent of the thermal image. The elevated temperatures (white and yellow areas) around the flow front indicate that significant activity is focused at the front, driving its forward movement. In addition, a slow-moving lobe was active upslope of Cemetery Rd.

Another wide view of the flow front and its position relative to Pāhoa.

The June 27th lava flow, named for the date in 2014 that the flow started, threatened to inundate different parts of Pāhoa and cross Highway 130 between September 2014 and March 2015. The leading tip of the flow is about 18 km (11 mi) in a straight line distance from the vent located on the flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō.

This annotated photograph shows the notable features around the flow front. The photo was taken at 11:30 am, and also shows the distance the flow front has traveled between Cemetery Rd./AP‘A‘ā St. and Pāhoa Village Rd.

A slightly closer view of the flow front. AP‘A‘ā St. is in the lower portion of the photograph, and the transfer station is in the lower right. Pāhoa Village Road is in the upper left portion of the photograph.

Preview image for video: This Quicktime movie, taken at 11:30am, gives an aerial overview of the flow front and its position relative to Pāhoa. The movie is fairly large in size and may take several minutes to download.

This map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of the June 27th lava flow. The area of the flow on October 26, 2014, at 12:30 PM is shown in pink, while widening and advancement of the flow as mapped on October 27 at 11:30 AM is shown in red.