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As of the morning of June 5, the fissure 8 lava flow front had completely filled Kapoho Bay.

Lava fountaining continues at fissure 8, although overnight crews reported reduced heights of 40-50 m (130-164 ft). The fountain has built a 35 m (115 ft) high cone, and an actively-growing spatter rampart on its eastern side.

As of the morning of June 5, the fissure 8 lava flow front had completely filled Kapoho Bay.

HVO scientists captured this aerial view of a much-changed Halema‘uma‘u during their overflight of the summit this afternoon.

View of ongoing rockfalls on the southern walls of the summit crater and ground cracks just to the north of Halema‘uma‘u.

This thermal map shows the fissure system and lava flows as of 12:30 pm on Monday, June 4 The flow from Fissure 8 remains active, with the flow front entering the ocean in Kapoho Bay over the past day. The black and white area is the extent of the thermal map.

A nodal seismometer can be easily deployed for a month in a closely spaced array of tens of instruments. Arrays have been installed at Yellowstone National Park to map subsurface of geyser basins.

What a difference four days makes! These thermal images of fissure 8 fountains erupting on Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone show a few things: 1) The lava fountains have gained height—with the tallest one growing from 150 ft to over 250 ft. 2) A pu‘u (cone) has built up downwind. 3) The amount of material wafting downwind is greater.

This thermal map shows the fissure system and lava flows as of 12:30 pm on Sunday, June 3. The flow from Fissure 8 continues to advance and had a wide flow front advancing towards the ocean in Kapoho. The black and white area is the extent of the thermal map.

Map as of 2:00 p.m. HST, June 4, 2018. Given the dynamic nature of Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption, with changing vent locations, fissures starting and stopping, and varying rates of lava effusion, map details shown here are accurate as of the date/time noted. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.

Steamboat Geyser in the water-phase of an eruption on June 4, 2018, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

Steamboat Geyser in the steam-phase of an eruption on June 4, 2018, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

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Video from helicopter overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on June 4, 2018, shows lava from fissure 8 entering the ocean at Kapoho Bay. View to the north.

This thermal map shows the fissure system and lava flows as of 5:30 pm on Friday, June 1. The flow from Fissure 8 continues to advance in a northeast direction and the front was roughly 9.5 km (5.9 miles) from the vent at Fissure 8. The black and white area is the extent of the thermal map.

This thermal map shows the fissure system and lava flows as of 6:45 am on Saturday, June 2. The flow from Fissure 8 continues to advance in a northeast direction and the front was roughly 10.1 km (6.3 miles) from the vent at Fissure 8. The black and white area is the extent of the thermal map.

This animated GIF shows a sequence of radar amplitude images that were acquired by the Italian Space Agency's Cosmo-SkyMed satellite system. The images illustrate changes to the caldera area of Kīlauea Volcano that occurred between May 5 and June 2 at 6:00 p.m. HST.

Map as of 11:00 a.m. HST, June 3, 2018. Given the dynamic nature of Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption, with changing vent locations, fissures starting and stopping, and varying rates of lava effusion, map details shown here are accurate as of the date/time noted. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015.

Photo from 7AM helicopter overflight, hovering offshore and looking up the flowfront. Nearly all of the front was active and advancing; advance rates were estimated at an average of 250 feet/hour (76 m/hr), and as of 7AM the flow was 500 yards (457 m) from the ocean.

Overflight photo at 7AM HST from offshore looking up the flowfront. Nearly all of the front was active and advancing/spreading.

Summit plume at 8:40AM HST on June 3. A slight mist in the air softens the look of the plume, which is predominantly white steam with very minor amounts of ash.