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Map of distal flow field with thermal overlay
This map overlays a georegistered mosaic of thermal images collected during a helicopter overflight of the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow on February 23 at about 12:30 PM.
Map of distal flow field
This large-scale map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow.
Small-scale map of flow field
This small-scale map shows Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow in relation to lower Puna.
Large-scale map of flow field
This large-scale map shows the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow in relation to nearby Puna communities.
Thermal overlay of distal part of flow field
This map overlays a georegistered mosaic of thermal images collected during a helicopter overflight of the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow on February 19 at about 10:30 AM.
Map of distal part of flow field
This large-scale map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow.
Satellite image of area around front of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This satellite image was captured on Saturday, February 14, by the Advanced Land Imager instrument onboard NASA's Earth Observing 1 satellite.
Thermal overlay of distal part of flow field
This map overlays a georegistered mosaic of thermal images collected during a helicopter overflight of the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lav£a flow on February 10 at about 12:30 PM.
Small-scale map of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This small-scale map shows Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava£ flow in relation to lower Puna.
Large-scale map of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This large-scale map shows the distal part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow in relation to nearby Puna communities.
Satellite image of area around front of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This large-scale map uses a satellite image acquired in March 2014 (provided by Digital Globe) as a base to show the area around the front of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava flow.
Small-scale map of Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone lava flow
This small-scale map shows Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone lava fl£ow in relation to lower Puna.
Kīlauea Volcano — Halema‘uma‘u Crater
Halema'uma'u crater at 8:30 a.m., view is toward the south. Several benches are clearly visible within the crater. The benches are sections of the former crater rim and adjacent Kīlauea
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Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Boats in Fissure 8 Channel
Geologists captured this time-lapse video of the perched lava channel issuing from
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Kīlauea Volcano — Halema‘uma‘u Crater Continues Enlarging
The USGS UAS (unoccupied aircraft system) team took this photograph of Halema‘uma‘u Crater from the Kīlauea Overlook on this morning. They are preparing for a flight to map further subsidence at the summit.
USGS Status Update of Kīlauea Volcano - June 21, 2018
USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Status of Kīlauea Volcano, 10:00 a.m. HST, June 21, 2018. Liz Westby, USGS Geologist
Kīlauea Volcano — Wide Lava Channel
At a wide point in the channelized lava flow, a ropy crust has formed over the more fluid
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Kīlauea Volcano — Fissure 8 and Ocean Entries
Early morning view of the ocean entry. The lava fountain
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Kīlauea Volcano — Geologists Monitoring Lower East Rift Zone Eruption
Geologist makes early morning observations of the lava
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Kīlauea Volcano — Multiple Laze Plumes
Small streams of lava enter the ocean across a broad area, shown by the multiple white steam and laze plumes. Lava has added about 380 acres of new land into the sea.
Kīlauea Volcano — Halema`uma`u Parking Lot Gone
View of the southern edge of the growing Halema‘uma‘u crater (middle right) during yesterday's helicopter-assisted work at Kīlauea's summit. The once-popular parking lot (closed since 2008) that provided access to Halema‘uma‘u is no longer—the parking lot fell into the crater this past week as more and more of the Kīlauea Crater floor slides into Halema‘uma‘u. The Crater
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Kīlauea Volcano — Temperature Readings
HVO geologist measures 260 degrees C (500 degrees F) along ground cracks near fissure 10 in Leilani Estates. Geologists routinely make temperature measurements to track changes throughout the fissure complex in the lower East Rift Zone.
Kīlauea Volcano — Lava Channel from Fissure 8
Lava from fissure 8 travels about 13 km (8 mi) to the ocean in an open channel. Lava remains incandescent (glowing orange) throughout its journey. The ocean entry is at upper right.
Weak, scattered breakouts on the coastal plain
Coastal plain flows advance
Clear evening views of Halema‘uma‘u's lava lake
July 26th marks the one-year anniversary of Kīlauea Volcano's episode 61g lava flow reaching the sea. And at this time, there's no indication that the Kamokuna ocean entry will soon end.
Direct encounters with humans can increase the likelihood that nesting geese will lose their eggs to predators, according to a recent study released Monday, July 17.
Front of coastal plain breakout stalled
The new "Geologic map of the northeast flank of Mauna Loa volcano, Island of Hawai‘i," the culmination of many years of work by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) geologists, was recently published by the U.S. Geological Survey.
Continued spattering in the summit lava lake
Forest birds on the island of Hawaii are responding positively to being restored in one of the largest, ongoing reforestation projects at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, according to a new study released July 10 in the journal Restoration Ecology.
June 26 breakout continues to advance across the coastal plain
Recent breakout is advancing on the coastal plain
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