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Lava from Puu Oo spreads over coastal plain
POSTED: 03:35 p.m. HST, Apr 25, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 11:02 a.m. HST, Apr 26, 2012
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Lava flows from Puu Oo vent are spreading over the coastal plain in Kalapana and over the weekend entered the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. But the flows are still about a half-mile from the ocean.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory released new lava photos taken Monday that show slow-moving breakouts of pahoehoe lava, with the characteristic look of bunched up rope as it cools.
Other photos released in the last month show how the lava has been spreading on the plain, rather than moving directly to the south, toward the ocean.
The plain is below the Pulama Pali and the Royal Gardens subdivision.
The observatory also released video and thermal images showing the summit lava lake rising at Halemaumau Crater.
A glow from the lava lake illuminates the gas plume coming from the vent at night. The lava level rises and falls as the volcano goes through inflation and deflation cycles. The lake level is about 230 feet below the floor of Halemaumau Crater.
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