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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. Methane gas can seep into subsurface voids and explode when heated, or as shown in this video, emerge from cracks in the ground several feet away from the lava. When
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USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 22, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 22, 2018.
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. The overflights collect visual information on what is happening at this rapidly changing
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Kīlauea Volcano — Active Ocean Entry
A helicopter overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone shows the interaction of lava and
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Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure Eruption (Fissure 22)
Lava spatter and splashing build cones at
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USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 21, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 21, 2018.
Kīlauea Volcano — Slow Moving Lava Flow
Video of a slow moving lava flow in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone, taken May 20, 2018, at around 2:31 AM HST. The flow is ~3 m (9 ft) high. The HVO
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Kīlauea Volcano — Fountaining at Fissure 20
Fountaining from Fissure 20 on May 19, 2018,
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Kīlauea Volcano — Spattering at Fissure 20
Spattering and lava flow along north side of
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Kīlauea Volcano — May 19 Fissure and Flow (LERZ)
Helicopter overflight of a fast-moving lava flow emerging from
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Kīlauea Volcano — Spattering at Fissure 17 (telephoto)
Telephoto view of spattering at Fissure 17, in
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Kīlauea Volcano - Spattering at Fissure 17
Spattering at Fissure 17 around 12:30 AM HST, on
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USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 18, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 18, 2018.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 17, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 17, 2018
An Overview of EROS
The EROS mission is to document and study changes to earth. With a vast archive of imagery from multiple sources, the EROS archive is the longest continuous record or earth's changing landscapes.
Kīlauea Volcano — Small Explosions (Fissure 17)
For the past several days, intermittent small explosions have occurred at the west end of
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Kīlauea Volcano - Spattering (Aerial Between Fissures 16 and 20)
Aerial view (from a helicopter) of spattering between
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Kīlauea Volcano - Lower East Rift Zone Eruption (Fissure 18)
This video shows spattering at fissure 18,
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USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 16, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 15, 2018.
Image of the Week - Hawaii's Lava Flow
Lava continues to flow, changing the landscape, vegetation and coastline in Hawaii.
At the USGS EROS Center, we study land change, operate the Landsat satellites, and maintain the longest, continuously acquired collection of images of the Earth's land surface.
USGS EROS Center (https://eros.usgs.gov/)
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 15, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 15, 2018.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - May 14, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 14, 2018 by scientist in charge Tina Neal.