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Kīlauea Volcano — Blue Burning Methane Gas
Kīlauea Volcano — Blue Burning Methane Gas
Kīlauea Volcano — Blue Burning Methane Gas

A blue burning flame of methane gas was observed in the cracks on Kahukai Street during the overnight hours. When lava buries plants and shrubs, methane gas is produced as a byproduct of burning vegetation.

A blue burning flame of methane gas was observed in the cracks on Kahukai Street during the overnight hours. When lava buries plants and shrubs, methane gas is produced as a byproduct of burning vegetation.

Kīlauea Volcano — UAS Hovering Near Fissure 22
Kīlauea Volcano — UAS Hovering Near Fissure 22
Kīlauea Volcano — UAS Hovering Near Fissure 22

This footage is from an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) hovering near fissure 22 during the overnight hours of May 22, 2018, and looking down on the fountaining fissure complex.

This footage is from an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) hovering near fissure 22 during the overnight hours of May 22, 2018, and looking down on the fountaining fissure complex.

Image of USGS personnel and UAS on a dune
Dune Surveys, Cape Cod, MA
Dune Surveys, Cape Cod, MA
Dune Surveys, Cape Cod, MA

 

Surveying with UAS in cooperation with US Army Corps of Engineers (Cape Cod, MA).

 

 

Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissures and Flows, May 21 at 8:00 a.m...
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures & Flows, May 21 at 8:00 a.m.
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures & Flows, May 21 at 8:00 a.m.
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures & Flows, May 21 at 8:00 a.m.

Map as of 8:00 am HST, May 21. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.

Lava fountain
Kīlauea Volcan — Lava Fountain
Kīlauea Volcan — Lava Fountain
Kīlauea Volcan — Lava Fountain

Lava fountain at fissure 22, 9:03 a.m. HST, from the north side the fissure complex. Geologists report this morning the lava fountain as high as about 50 m (164 ft).

Lava fountain at fissure 22, 9:03 a.m. HST, from the north side the fissure complex. Geologists report this morning the lava fountain as high as about 50 m (164 ft).

Kīlauea Volcano — Active Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Active Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Active Ocean Entry

A helicopter overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone shows the interaction of lava and seawater to produce a laze plume. Laze is formed when lava enters the ocean.

A helicopter overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone shows the interaction of lava and seawater to produce a laze plume. Laze is formed when lava enters the ocean.

Aerial of lava fountain
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Fissure 22
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Fissure 22
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Fissure 22

Aerial view of erupting fissure 22 and lava channels flowing southward from the fissure during an early morning overflight. View is toward the southwest.

Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Kīlauea Summit Activity
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Kīlauea Summit Activity
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial of Kīlauea Summit Activity

This video was filmed on May 21, 2018, with a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). Limited UAV flights above the hazardous Kīlauea summit area, which is currently too dangerous for geologists to enter for ground observations, are conducted with permission from the National Park Service.

This video was filmed on May 21, 2018, with a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle). Limited UAV flights above the hazardous Kīlauea summit area, which is currently too dangerous for geologists to enter for ground observations, are conducted with permission from the National Park Service.

Aerial of lava fountain
Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Fountain (Fissure 22)
Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Fountain (Fissure 22)
Laze plume from ocean entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Laze
Kīlauea Volcano — Laze
Kīlauea Volcano — Laze

Lava continues to enter the sea at two locations this morning. During this morning's overflight, the wind was blowing the "laze" plumes along the shoreline toward the southwest.

Lava continues to enter the sea at two locations this morning. During this morning's overflight, the wind was blowing the "laze" plumes along the shoreline toward the southwest.

plume rising from ocean entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Ocean Entry

By the end of the afternoon, only a single ocean entry was active. The lava channel originates from fissure 22. This photo was taken during a late afternoon overflight of the lower East Rift Zone, Kīlauea Volcano.

By the end of the afternoon, only a single ocean entry was active. The lava channel originates from fissure 22. This photo was taken during a late afternoon overflight of the lower East Rift Zone, Kīlauea Volcano.

Kīlauea Volcano — Overflight of Fissure 20 Complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Overflight of Fissure 20 Complex
Kīlauea Volcano — Overflight of Fissure 20 Complex

Fissure fountains feed lava flows, as shown in this overflight video of the Fissure 20 complex on May 21, 2018, around 7:20 AM, HST.

Photo of the stern of a ship at a dock with people standing together, and a bridge is in the far distance.
Ready for data collection
Ready for data collection
Ready for data collection

USGS scientists aboard R/V Bold Horizon at the dock in San Diego, CA, preparing for a sampling and data collection research cruise offshore of Oceanside.

USGS scientists aboard R/V Bold Horizon at the dock in San Diego, CA, preparing for a sampling and data collection research cruise offshore of Oceanside.

Bald eagle sits atop a leafless tree, overlooking a marshy inlet with farmland in the distance.
Bald Eagle in Washington
Bald Eagle in Washington
Bald Eagle in Washington

I spy with my little (eagle-) eye . . .

After a successful beach survey and installation of remote-sensing cameras on a nearby island, scientists Shawn Harrison and Andrew Stevens spotted this bald eagle near the mouth of the Skagit River, Washington.

I spy with my little (eagle-) eye . . .

After a successful beach survey and installation of remote-sensing cameras on a nearby island, scientists Shawn Harrison and Andrew Stevens spotted this bald eagle near the mouth of the Skagit River, Washington.

Color photograph of Earth
GOES-17 image of Earth
GOES-17 image of Earth
GOES-17 image of Earth

One of the first images collected by GOES-17 upon its arrival in orbit, before shifting to its permanent position at 137° west longitude. Image from May 20, 2018. Courtesy NOAA-NASA.

One of the first images collected by GOES-17 upon its arrival in orbit, before shifting to its permanent position at 137° west longitude. Image from May 20, 2018. Courtesy NOAA-NASA.

Kīlauea Lower East Rift Zone Fissures and Flows, May 20 at 11:00 a....
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures and Flows, May 20 at 11:00 a.m
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures and Flows, May 20 at 11:00 a.m
Kīlauea LERZ Fissures and Flows, May 20 at 11:00 a.m

Map as of 11:00 am HST, May 20. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015. Site of active ocean entry is shown with dots.

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