Videos

This explosion at Kīlauea Volcano's summit, which occurred just after 6:00 p.m. HST on May 24, 2018, produced an ash cloud that rose to 10,000 feet above sea level.

Google's Noel Gorelick talks about the value of Landsat data in the Earth Engine project.

Matt Hansen talks about the value of Landsat data as an infrastructure for research and innovation.
 

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 24, 2018

Dramatic lava fountains at fissure 6 on Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on May 23, 2018, around 9:30 p.m.

Helicopter overflight of lower East Rift Zone ocean entry and fissure complex on May 23, 2018, around 8:00 AM HST.

Compilation of three short videos from helicopter overflights of the fissure complex, in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on May 22, 2018. Fissure 22 is the dominant fissure, with lava fountaining to 5

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 22, 2018.

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.

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.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 22, 2018.

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.

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.

Lava spatter and splashing build cones at Fissure 22, in Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone.

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.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory status of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii on May 21, 2018.
 

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 scientist mapping the flow is about ~15 m (50 ft) away from the flow front.

Spattering and lava flow at fissure 20 on May 19, 2018, around 3:45 AM, HST. The audio is the sound of lava fountaining.

Fountaining from Fissure 20 on May 19, 2018, around 3:47 PM, HST.

Helicopter overflight of a fast-moving lava flow emerging from fissure 20 on May 19, at 7:52 AM HST.

Spattering and lava flow along north side of fissure 20 on May 19, 2018, at 4:00 AM HST.