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Sink holes (dark spots to right of large tree) are beginning to form
Sink holes (dark spots to right of large tree) are beginning to form
Sink holes (dark spots to right of large tree) are beginning to form
Sink holes (dark spots to right of large tree) are beginning to form

Sink holes (dark spots to right of large tree) are beginning to form along fractures beneath the field of tephra that has formed downwind of fissure 8.

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Kīlauea Summit
Kīlauea Summit
Kīlauea Summit

Rockfalls occur regularly around the Kīlauea Caldera during summit collapse events. This photograph shows rocks falling from the cliffs below Uēkahuna Bluff just after the 11:55 a.m. collapse today.

Rockfalls occur regularly around the Kīlauea Caldera during summit collapse events. This photograph shows rocks falling from the cliffs below Uēkahuna Bluff just after the 11:55 a.m. collapse today.

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Kīlauea SUMMIT
Kīlauea SUMMIT
Kīlauea SUMMIT

An aerial view of Kīlauea Volcano's summit taken on August 1.

An aerial view of Kīlauea Volcano's summit taken on August 1.

This Hawai‘i County Fire Department aerial image shows Kapoho Crater
This Hawai‘i County Fire Department aerial image shows Kapoho Crater
This Hawai‘i County Fire Department aerial image shows Kapoho Crater
This Hawai‘i County Fire Department aerial image shows Kapoho Crater

This Hawai‘i County Fire Department aerial image shows Kapoho Crater with the most active branch of the fissure 8 lava channel now to the west (right) of the cone and feeding a robust ocean entry.

Color photograph of plume from lava entering ocean
Ocean entry plume rising from just offshore of Ahalanui Beach Park
Ocean entry plume rising from just offshore of Ahalanui Beach Park
Ocean entry plume rising from just offshore of Ahalanui Beach Park

In this aerial view looking to the north, a robust ocean entry plume can be seen rising from just offshore of Ahalanui Beach Park, which was inundated with lava yesterday.

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Aerial view toward the southwest of the ‘a‘ā lava flows along t
Aerial view toward the southwest of the ‘a‘ā lava flows along t
Aerial view toward the southwest of the ‘a‘ā lava flows along t

Aerial view toward the southwest of the ‘a‘ā lava flows along the coast. Plumes of laze along the broad ocean entry flow front are near the former Ahalanui Beach Park.

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Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone
Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone
Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone

Taken from the July 31 morning overflight, this photo shows the west side of the fissure 8 lava channel with Kapoho Crater in the foreground. Fissure 8 and its gas plume are visible in the distance.

Taken from the July 31 morning overflight, this photo shows the west side of the fissure 8 lava channel with Kapoho Crater in the foreground. Fissure 8 and its gas plume are visible in the distance.

During an overflight this morning, the Hawaii County Fire Department captured this image looking east toward Kapoho Crater. A br
Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone lava flow
Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone lava flow
Kīlauea lower East Rift Zone lava flow

During an overflight this morning, the Hawaii County Fire Department captured this image looking east toward Kapoho Crater.

During an overflight this morning, the Hawaii County Fire Department captured this image looking east toward Kapoho Crater.

Night time view of Halekamahina
Kīlauea Volcano — Looking Uprift Past Halekamahina
Kīlauea Volcano — Looking Uprift Past Halekamahina
Kīlauea Volcano — Looking Uprift Past Halekamahina

View from Bryson's quarry around 11:45 p.m. HST last night looking uprift past Halekamahina (an older ash cone) to fissure 8, which is creating the glow behind the cone.

View of fissure 8
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 and Lava Channel
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 and Lava Channel
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 and Lava Channel

Fissure 8 and a full lava channel as seen during HVO's early morning overflight. The visible road is Nohea Street in the Leilani Estates subdivision.

Aerial view of Kapoho Crater
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial View of Kapoho Crater
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial View of Kapoho Crater
Kīlauea Volcano — Aerial View of Kapoho Crater

Aerial view of Kapoho Crater looking toward the south-southeast. Part of the lava channelbecame blocked just upstream of Kapoho Crater yesterday, diverting flows to the west and then south around the crater (center right). Lava exiting a crusted section of the channel continued flowing in the channel pathway (lower center to left).

Aerial view of Kapoho Crater looking toward the south-southeast. Part of the lava channelbecame blocked just upstream of Kapoho Crater yesterday, diverting flows to the west and then south around the crater (center right). Lava exiting a crusted section of the channel continued flowing in the channel pathway (lower center to left).

Aerial of lava channel
Kīlauea Volcano — Landscape Differences
Kīlauea Volcano — Landscape Differences
Kīlauea Volcano — Landscape Differences

During HVO's morning overflight today, the dramatic difference in landscapes on the northern and southern sides of the fissure 8 lava channel was readily apparent.

During HVO's morning overflight today, the dramatic difference in landscapes on the northern and southern sides of the fissure 8 lava channel was readily apparent.

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Kīlauea summit
Kīlauea summit
Kīlauea summit

This aerial view of Kīlauea's summit (taken early yesterday morning, looking south) shows some well-known features and some that are now more obvious as a result of ongoing collapse of Halema‘uma‘u and parts of the summit caldera floor.

This aerial view of Kīlauea's summit (taken early yesterday morning, looking south) shows some well-known features and some that are now more obvious as a result of ongoing collapse of Halema‘uma‘u and parts of the summit caldera floor.

Crusted over lava flow
Kīlauea Volcano — Lower Section of Fissure 8 Flow
Kīlauea Volcano — Lower Section of Fissure 8 Flow
Kīlauea Volcano — Lower Section of Fissure 8 Flow

The lower section of the fissure 8 lava channel appears to be almost completely crusted over, and the lava level in the channel was lower during this morning's overflight.

Rain over a lava flow area
Kīlauea Volcano — Rain at Leilani Estates
Kīlauea Volcano — Rain at Leilani Estates
Kīlauea Volcano — Rain at Leilani Estates

This photograph taken during this morning's overflight shows heavy, localized rain at fissure 8 in Leilani Estates.

Laze plume from ocean entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Warm Ponds Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Warm Ponds Ocean Entry
Kīlauea Volcano — Warm Ponds Ocean Entry

Southern end of the active fissure 8 flow margin north of the Analannui Park, known as the warm ponds. The flow margin is estimated to be about 500 m (0.3 mi) from the park.

Southern end of the active fissure 8 flow margin north of the Analannui Park, known as the warm ponds. The flow margin is estimated to be about 500 m (0.3 mi) from the park.

Lava running past a residential area
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 and Leilani Estates
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 and Leilani Estates
Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 and Leilani Estates

Fissure 8 and Leilani Estates viewed from the south. Houses in the foreground are located in the southern portion of Leilani Estates.

small ash cloud rising from a recent crater collapse
Kīlauea Volcano — Small Ash Plume at Halema`uma`u Crater
Kīlauea Volcano — Small Ash Plume at Halema`uma`u Crater
Kīlauea Volcano — Small Ash Plume at Halema`uma`u Crater

Small, ash-poor plume associated with the summit collapse explosion event at 9:20 a.m. HST. The pinkish gray plume can be seen on left side of image near the ground.

animated GIF showing subsidence at a crater
Kīlauea Volcano — Animated GIF of Crater Subsidence
Kīlauea Volcano — Animated GIF of Crater Subsidence
Kīlauea Volcano — Animated GIF of Crater Subsidence

This animated GIF shows a sequence of radar amplitude images that were acquired by the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana CosmoSkyMed satellite system. The images illustrate changes to the caldera area of Kīlauea Volcano that occurred between May 5 and July 8 at about 6:00 a.m. HST.

This animated GIF shows a sequence of radar amplitude images that were acquired by the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana CosmoSkyMed satellite system. The images illustrate changes to the caldera area of Kīlauea Volcano that occurred between May 5 and July 8 at about 6:00 a.m. HST.

Laze plumes
Kīlauea Volcano — Multiple Laze Plumes
Kīlauea Volcano — Multiple Laze Plumes
Kīlauea Volcano — Multiple Laze Plumes

Multiple ocean entries were active this early morning, each contributing to the prominent "laze" plume above the area. Lava moves from the open channel through the molten core of the broad ‘a‘ā flow field to the ocean. Kapoho Crater is at middle right of photo.

Multiple ocean entries were active this early morning, each contributing to the prominent "laze" plume above the area. Lava moves from the open channel through the molten core of the broad ‘a‘ā flow field to the ocean. Kapoho Crater is at middle right of photo.

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