Paradise Helicopters and Mick Kalber of Tropical Visions overflight on Thursday, April 9, 2015 Good news for Pahoa! Lava still flows up to five miles east-northeast of the Pu’u ‘O’o vent, however, according to the USGS all breakouts are within 4 miles of Puʻu ʻŌʻō and a small lava flow is active within the crater. Kīlauea volcano continued … More Video: Activity within 4 miles of Puʻu ʻŌʻō
Yesterday, the US Geological Survey downgraded the volcano alert level for the June 27th flow from a “Warning” to a “Watch.” There is no lava activity whatsoever in the bottom eight miles of the flow from the start of the crack system to the distal tip at Pahoa. The bottom eight miles are virtually inactive … More Video & Photo: USGS downgrades volcano alert to “Watch”
All activity is now concentrated within four miles of the Pu`u `O`o vent. Mahalo Paradise Helicopters and Mick Kalber for the footage! The following is the report from Mick Kalber of Tropical Visions, who flew with Paradise Helicopters Monday, March 16: Many lava breakouts were observed this afternoon near Pu`u `O`o and up to about four … More Video: Flow threatening Pahoa is ‘dead’
A new break out north of Pu’u O’o Vent in Volcanoes National Park yesterday consists of surface flows that may mean relief for Pahoa. Paradise Helicopters’ Pilot Pete Stachowicz reported that at about noon on Monday, February 24, lava broke out of the flank of Pu’u ‘O’o to the north-northeast of the vent. It continued through the day and … More Video: Dozens of new surface flows
Video by Mick Kalber on a Paradise Helicopters community awareness flight of the Pahoa region. Here’s the account by Mick Kalber, lava videographer: “Lenticular clouds above Mauna Kea, rainbows and much clearer skies greeted today’s overflight. The June 27th Pahoa flow front remains about 550 yards from Hwy 130. The distal tip has not advanced for … More Video: Threat for Pahoa dissipating with each passing day
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