Category: Volcanic Eruption

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Deep beneath the Pacific, another active Hawaiian volcano waits to emerge

sudshr47 May 17, 2018

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As Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano continues to spew lava into neighborhoods and eject foreboding plumes of dark ash into the sky, a nearby underwater volcano named Lo‘ihi patiently waits to rise above the surface. 

Like all Hawaiian volcanoes, dead and alive, Lo‘ihi has grown steadily from the depths of the Pacific Ocean as lava spews from it and quickly cools, slowly adding more mass to the underwater mountain.

If Lo‘ihi keeps erupting lava, gradually building up its surface area, the active volcano could very well become Hawaii’s next Big Island volcano. It’s also possible that the volcano could even start its own, brand new Hawaiian island.  Read more…

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Kilauea Science Usgs Volcanic Eruption Volcanologist

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano doesn’t usually explode, but now experts are ready for the worst

sudshr47 May 14, 2018

It’s common for plumes of steam to drift from the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, as hundreds of curious visitors peer onto a blackened, lava-covered land. 
But rangers have now closed down most the park, as top …

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Hawaii Science Space Space Photos Volcanic Eruption

An astronaut saw Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupting from space. And he took a picture.

sudshr47 May 14, 2018

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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been spewing plumes of ash and steam from its main vent and oozing lava into nearby neighborhoods since the beginning of May.

And now, even astronauts on the International Space Station can see the volcanic activity from orbit.

NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel — a current Space Station crewmember — snapped a photo of the volcano belching out a thick plume of steam tinged with a bit of ash from his post 250 miles above.

The vent photographed by Feustel is named Halema’uma’u but commonly called the “overlook vent,” as it’s a popular destination in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.  Read more…

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Lava shoots through a 500-foot-long fissure in the middle of a Hawaiian neighborhood

sudshr47 May 4, 2018

A fissure nearly 500 feet long opened up in the Leilani Estates neighborhood in Hawaii Thursday evening, spewing lava into the air for around two hours.
The lava didn’t engulf any homes but prompted some evacuations. The molten rock only traveled aro…

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