Kilauea continues to erupt on its east rift zone, from Pu‘u ‘O‘o to the ocean entry at Kamokuna. Quite a bit of vigorous bubbling and spattering occurred while we hovered above the pond of lava in the vent’s western quadrant, splashing lava on the surrounding crusted over surface and adjacent crater wall. Further downslope, a … More Lava Update | August 17, 2018
Eruptive activity persists on Kilauea’s east rift zone, as Pu‘u ‘O‘o feeds flows on the upper flow field, the coastal plain, and at the Kamokuna ocean entry. The vent’s lava pond also remains active, with bubbling, spattering, and foundering occurring. Little spots of overplating were visible just east of Pu‘u ‘O‘o, while the western lobe … More Lava Update | August 10, 2017
Rainy skies greeted us over the flow field this morning, but not before we got a peek at the activity within Pu‘u ‘O‘o’s lava pond, observing vigorous churning and bubbling! It had been a couple weeks of being shutout there by low cloud cover, so hovering over that pit of molten rock was an aspect … More Lava Update | August 3, 2017
