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Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Has Been Actively Erupting, And These Pics And Videos Are Spine-Chilling!

by Vaishalee Kalvankar
Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Has Been Actively Erupting, And These Pics And Videos Are Spine-Chilling!

On Wednesday morning, one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii, Kilauea volcano, began erupting. The news was announced by Hawaii’s Volcano Observatory. Kilauea summit webcam images, on June 7 showed a little glow, which indicated the volcano would soon erupt. The opening images of the eruption of this volcano looked extremely dynamic. Many pictures and videos of this volcano have surfaced on the internet, check them out!

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Is Erupting

Images from the Kilauea summit webcam showed that an eruption had started in the Halema’uma’u crater of the summit caldera of the volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The Halema’uma’u crater’s base has produced lava fissures. This begins to flow and is visible on the crater floor thanks to webcam imagery. As the activity is limited to Halema’uma’u and the eruption continues, the risks will be re-evaluated.

All of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is where the present eruption is taking place. The observatory claims to be in “constant communication” with the park’s administrators. On the internet, a time-lapse video depicting the beginning of the eruption as lava fills a volcano crater has gone viral. 

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The Park Giving Out Lava-Ly Details

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park shared a video of the eruption of Kilauea Volcano on Instagram. They have also shared the details of the eruption, naming them “lava-ly” details in the post caption.

Lava fountains shot up to a spectacular 60 metres (200 feet) in bursts during the early stages of the eruption, with typical heights of 15 metres (50 feet). In just three hours, the lower portion of the crater was completely filled with lava. It reached a remarkable depth of 10 metres (33 feet). The lava lake encompassed a vast area on the crater floor, which is roughly 370 acres . (As per NDTV)

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Whjat are your views on the pictures and videos?

Cover Image Courtesy: @RaeofHope808/Twitter

First Published: June 09, 2023 12:59 PM