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Lava fountains diminishing in height since Kīlauea eruption began
The Kīlauea summit eruption that began on Sunday continues this morning. Eruptive activity is confined to the downdropped block and Halemaʻumaʻu crater within Kīlauea’s summit caldera at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Several lava fountains remain active on the western side of the downdropped block within Kīlauea’s summit caldera. Fountain heights have decreased since the eruption […]
Update: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory lowers alert levels for Kīlauea; expects eruption to stay at summit
On Thursday morning, one day after Kīlauea began erupting at 4:44 a.m. on Wednesday, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has lowered alert levels because the initial high effusion rates of lava and gas have declined, and no infrastructure is threatened.