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This photo from Friday, December 17, shows that the west vent remains active in Halema‘uma‘u, at the summit of Kīlauea. A steep cone has been built over the vent, with lava supplied to the perched lava lake from the base of the cone. USGS photo by E. Gallant.

A close-up view of an overflow on the levee of the perched lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u, at the summit of Kīlauea. USGS photo taken by E. Gallant on December 17, 2021.

Amberlee Darold is a seismic specialist and team lead for the Field Engineering and Instrumentation group at the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Seth Burgess is a research geologist in the Volcano Science Center specializing in accessory mineral geochronology. 

Jacob Lowenstern is the Director for the USGS-USAID Volcano Disaster Assistance Program.

Robert Mertens is a physical scientist technician for the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

William Million is a facility operations manager based out of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in Hilo, Hawaii.

Larry Mastin is a geologist with the Cascades Volcano Observatory who studies the distribution of volcanic ash.

Lava erupting from the west vent within Halema‘uma‘u crater, at Kīlauea summit. Frequent large spatter bursts were observed at the west vent during a period of increased eruptive activity that lasted for a few hours on the evening of December 15, 2021. This photo was taken from the public viewpoint near Keanakāko‘i crater in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

Jordan Lubbers is a volcanologist and petrologist located at the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

The eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, continues to feed a rising lava lake. During the evening of December 15, 2021 a period of increased eruptive activity included lava entering the lake from multiple sources and frequent large spatter bursts throwing lava onto the sides of the west vent cone.

Phil Dawson, a Volcano Seismologist with the California Volcano Observatory, stands next to a volcanic rock on the flank of Mount Shasta, California.

Sarah Ogburn is a volcanologist with the USGS-USAID Volcano Disaster Assistance Program.

Peter Kelly is a Gas Geochemist who works for the Volcano Disaster Assistance Program and the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Jacky Verna is a budget analyst for the USGS Volcano Science Center. She is based out of the Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Hannah Dietterich is a research geophysicist who works at the USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Joshua Crozier is a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow working at the USGS California Volcano Observatory

Photograph of Anthony Isham, Administrative Professional at the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory.

Pencil drawing of Ashton Flinders made by David Hill, long-time USGS scientists.

Christoph Kern is a research physicist for the USGS Volcano Science Center and Volcano Disaster Assistance Program.

A view of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea, on Monday, December 13, 2021. Very little eruptive activity had been observed during the previous day at the summit. Over the past week, the lake level has continued to rise and covered more of the lowest down-dropped block (center left).