Earthquakes signal Hawaii's Kilauea about to resume erupting
Hawaii's second-largest volcano is likely to resume erupting soon after a brief pause. The U.S. Geological Survey said Saturday that a shallow earthquake storm had been detected under the summit of Kilauea. Scientists just said Tuesday that lava had stopped flowing after 61 days of volcanic activity, but Kilauea is living up to its reputation as one of the worldโs most active volcanoes.
news.yahoo.comHawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts again, summit crater glows
Hawaii's Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow in webcam images indicating Kilauea had begun erupting inside Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit caldera, the agency said. Kilaueaโs summit is inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and away from residential communities.
news.yahoo.comScientists lower alert for Mauna Loa, say eruption could end
Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island from a warning to a watch on Saturday and said the mountain's first eruption in nearly 40 years may soon end. The U.S. Geological Surveyโs Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a bulletin that the eruption on the mountain's northeast rift zone was continuing, but lava output and volcanic gas emissions were โgreatly reduced.โ โHigh eruption rates will not resume based on past eruptive behavior and current behavior suggests that the eruption may end soon,โ the observatory said.
news.yahoo.comMauna Loa lava no longer imminent threat to Hawaii highway
Lava from the world's largest volcano is no longer an imminent threat to the main highway across the Big Island of Hawaii, scientists said Thursday, a development that was a welcome reprieve for motorists who depend on the road. Mauna Loa was still erupting Thursday morning, but the lava that was feeding the flow heading toward the crucial road has been cut off, likely because of a reduced production rate, said David Phillips, deputy scientist-in-charge at U.S. Geological Surveyโs Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. โThatโs good news for us,โ Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth said.
news.yahoo.comScientists say volcano eruption is unpredictable
Scientists say it's not possible to forecast how long the eruption at Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano will last. David Phillips of the Hawaii Volcano Observatory notes that the previous eruption in 1984 lasted a little over three weeks. (Dec. 2)
news.yahoo.comHawaiiโs Mauna Loa starts to erupt, sending ash nearby
Hawaiiโs Mauna Loa, the worldโs largest active volcano, has started to erupt for the first time in nearly four decades, prompting volcanic ash and debris to fall nearby, authorities said Monday. The eruption began late Sunday night in the summit caldera of the volcano on the Big Island, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Early Monday, it said lava flows were contained within the summit area and weren't threatening nearby communities.
news.yahoo.comEXPLAINER: Where will Hawaii's biggest volcano erupt from?
The ground is shaking and swelling at Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, indicating that it could erupt. Scientists say they don't expect that to happen right away but officials on the Big Island of Hawaii are telling residents to be prepared in case it does erupt soon. WHERE IS MAUNA LOA?
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