This is episode 38 (i.e. cyclical activity based on the "first" initial eruption) which began on Saturday local time. Reasonably calm yet intense and steady eruption with beautiful fountaining of...
This is episode 38 (i.e. cyclical activity based on the "first" initial eruption) which began on Saturday local time. Reasonably calm yet intense and steady eruption with beautiful fountaining of magma (up to around 1200ft or 365m+ from one vent, less at the other(s)), a friendly rumbling without any felt shaking of the earth, and a clearly discernible river of lava flowing off the mini-hill that was built up over time from previous episodes in this series (nature puts on the best soap operas, haha). The viewing areas around the rim of the crater are increasingly shrouded in steam and vog, but it's also dependent on the intensity of the eruption (this is more intense than epsiode 37 by a large margin) as well as the wind strength and direction; I don't think it's having much impact on the USGS-stationed cameras and tourists were/are getting good photos and videos.
Perfect video to put on a screen and have running in the background, like the yule log fire but more metal.
The US Geological Survey had this to say:
Volcanic Activity Summary:
Episode 38 fountains began at about 8:45 a.m. HST from the north vent after several north vent overflows overnight. Low fountains and overflows were confined to the two sub vents within the north vent cone for several hours prior to the onset of Episode 38. Fountains and flows from the south vent began at 8:49 HST. All three vents are currently producing fountains. South vent fountains are close to 1200 feet (370 meters) high while the north vent fountains have dropped well below their maximum height of 500 feet (150 m). Hot lava and pumice from the south vent fountained destroyed the V3 streaming camera site within the closed area just before 10:00 a.m. HST.
Prior to the south vent becoming dominant, there were 3 roughly equal sized 500 foot (150 meter) high fountains with 2 from the north vents and 1 from the south vent. This triple fountain is an extremely rare event, and this is the first time during this eruption it has been observed.
The associated plume, composed of water vapor and SO2 gas (possibly with Pele's hair and fine ash) currently has a maximum height of ~15000 feet (4500 m) above ground level.
The summit has deflated approximately 9.5 microradians as measured on the Uēkahuna tiltmeter in about 1 hour and 45 minutes.. The rapid tilt drop and very high output from both vents suggest this may be another relatively short episode lasting less than 6-8 hours similar to episode 37.
For more information about earlier parts of episode 38 see these notices:
Most episodes of Halemaʻumaʻu lava fountaining since December 23, 2024, have continued for around a day or less and have been separated by pauses in eruptive activity lasting generally at least several days.
All eruptive activity is confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park; commercial airports in Hawaii County (KOA and ITO) will not be affected by this activity.
If you're into this kind of thing, you can sign up for free notifications (by email or text?) via the USGS link above.
Pronunciation of Kīlauea is just like it's spelled. :) Pronunciation of Halemaʻumaʻu is approximately Hah-lay-mau-mau, but with more sophistication. :)
Looks like this episode ended not too long after I posted it, but there is an archive video of the (4,000 hour!) livestream which started I think in August and is continuing. The video isn't...
Looks like this episode ended not too long after I posted it, but there is an archive video of the (4,000 hour!) livestream which started I think in August and is continuing. The video isn't working for me, but when it is I'll try to find the timestamp for the episode 38 eruption because it's pretty awesome. Best thing to do though is sign up for updates and catch the next eruption live. :)
This is episode 38 (i.e. cyclical activity based on the "first" initial eruption) which began on Saturday local time. Reasonably calm yet intense and steady eruption with beautiful fountaining of magma (up to around 1200ft or 365m+ from one vent, less at the other(s)), a friendly rumbling without any felt shaking of the earth, and a clearly discernible river of lava flowing off the mini-hill that was built up over time from previous episodes in this series (nature puts on the best soap operas, haha). The viewing areas around the rim of the crater are increasingly shrouded in steam and vog, but it's also dependent on the intensity of the eruption (this is more intense than epsiode 37 by a large margin) as well as the wind strength and direction; I don't think it's having much impact on the USGS-stationed cameras and tourists were/are getting good photos and videos.
Perfect video to put on a screen and have running in the background, like the yule log fire but more metal.
The US Geological Survey had this to say:
Source: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates
If you're into this kind of thing, you can sign up for free notifications (by email or text?) via the USGS link above.
Pronunciation of Kīlauea is just like it's spelled. :) Pronunciation of Halemaʻumaʻu is approximately Hah-lay-mau-mau, but with more sophistication. :)
Looks like this episode ended not too long after I posted it, but there is an archive video of the (4,000 hour!) livestream which started I think in August and is continuing. The video isn't working for me, but when it is I'll try to find the timestamp for the episode 38 eruption because it's pretty awesome. Best thing to do though is sign up for updates and catch the next eruption live. :)