To quote Lucy van Pelt of “Peanuts,” “Good grief, Charlie Brown.” Here is the latest on Kilauea’s eruption on the Big Island: As Hurricane Hector heads toward Hawaii's Big Island, the last active fissure on Kilauea's lower east zone has ceased its fiery eruptions. pic.twitter.com/cauApWrk0R — NBC News (@NBCNews) August 7, 2018 And here is …
Here’s the latest update from the USGS Hawai’i Volcano Observatory. This was issued at 2:34PM HST today: Vigorous eruption of lava continues from the lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) fissure system in the area of Leilani Estates. This morning, lava fountaining at Fissure 8 continued to reach heights of 150-180 feet, feeding a stable channel …
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This is an amazing sight. Today at 4:00 p.m. – what a difference a day makes. #Lavaflow from #Fissure8 #KilaueaEruption is filling in #Kapoho Bay. Only the northern portion of the bay remains submerged. https://t.co/oIEvfvO0AE pic.twitter.com/xQmNjFK81P — USGS Volcanoes? (@USGSVolcanoes) June 4, 2018 This is 200 miles southeast of Honolulu on the island of Hawai’i …
If you want to see more of Kilauea’s current eruption, watch this half-hour documentary put together by one of our local TV stations. Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL