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Kilauea Lava Fountains Are Soaring as High as 1100 Feet as the Volcano’s 36th Eruption Episode Begins
H awaii's Kilauea volcano is on a roll. The active volcano recently had its 36th episode of eruption, and it was quite magnificent. The blazing streams of lava exploded out of the vents for five hours straight,
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At some points, lava fountains reached between 1,000 and 1,100 feet, according to measurements by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. The volcano spewed so much lava that flows covered up to 80% of the floor of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, the USGS said. The eruption was contained to a closed area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.
The force of Mother Nature was on full display in Hawaii as the Kilauea volcano sent lava shooting more than 1,000 feet into the air. The current episode of eruption started on Sunday morning and lasted about five hours, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Volcanic gas emissions have greatly decreased. Lava flows from this episode on the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu within the southern part of Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) may continue to exhibit slow movement or incandescence as they cool and solidify over the coming days, according to the latest event recap.
Lava fountains erupted from the northern and southern vents, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Lava fountains reached about 500 feet high from the northern vent, while the fountains were about a third high from the southern vents.
Kīlauea’s summit inflation has stalled; however, repeated overflows in the last day from the north and south vents indicate the start of episode 36 will likely begin between Nov. 6 and Nov. 11.
Scientists said fountains from the north vent are about 500 feet high, and fountains from the south vent are about one-third as high.
Video. Kilauea Volcano erupted for the 36th time since December 2024, with lava fountains reaching 330 metres high.
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