Above: In the pre-dawn magic
time light, molten rock rivers bust out on a newly forming delta and over the
edge into the ocean.Not much has changed along
the ocean lava entry points in recent weeks; some new black sand beaches have
come and gone and there is a slowly growing lava delta bench forming, as seen
in the above image and the photo below:
(Above: My sometimes lava hiking buddy, photographer Ron Boyle sets up for a shot of a breakout under this weeks full moon)
During high-pressure cycles
we will see new surface breakouts all the way along the lava tube plumbing
system; from above the Pulama Pali all the way down it and across the two-miles
of coastal plains to the ocean.
That magic pre-dawn light again. All lava photos were taken in the past three days.
Meanwhile;
The other Pu`u O`o lava that has been of
concern, the Kahaualeʻa
flow, has stagnated apparently, as stated by recent USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory (HVO)observations. They posted some infrared images on
their photos and videos page
The Pu`u O`o Crater is very full of lava now as lava
has been erupting out onto the crater’s floor quite often. At 1:00 AM on April 20th one such eruption was strong enough to reflect brightly onto the clouds as seen in this photo I
took from Kalapana Gardens at 1:12 AM that night, seven miles distant.
You can also see some breakouts of lava on the pali.
I wonder if we will see another large flank rupture
soon, or maybe an increase in the lava flowing to the sea.
Halema`uma`u Crater continues broiling with
molten lava within its rising and falling lava lake inside.
Below is a shot of Halema`uma`u Crater I snapped while in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park a few days ago. I was surprised how wispy thin the outgassing plume was.
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I'll offer updates as conditions change~~ Aloha
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