#kilauea lichen

VOLCANO WATCH: Kīlauea Offers Premier Viewing

A new vent opened on the eastern flank of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and is now sending lava down the south flank of Kīlauea for the first time since 2013.

VOLCANO WATCH: Freddy Fungus and Annie Alga Versus the Volcano

On Hawai‘i Island, lichens are important colonists of young lava flows, particularly `ā`ā lava.