New Kilauea eruption at Halemaumau Crater
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Lava began erupting in Halemaumau Crater atop Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island Sunday night. USGS said the lava was “completely contained” in the roughly 1,640-foot-deep crater so it did not pose a direct hazard to the public.
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Lava began erupting in Halemaumau Crater atop Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island Sunday night. This Hawaii Volcano Observatory webcam view from early this morning shows an orange glow from the lava lighting up the sky.3/9
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An eruption started within Halemaumau crater at Kilauea volcano’s summit Sunday at about 9:30 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Officials report multiple fissures opening on the walls of Halemaumau crater. The lava cascaded into the summit water lake, boiling off the water and forming a new lava lake at the base of the crater, officials said early this morning. The northern fissure, pictured here, was producing the tallest lava fountain at roughly 165 feet, and all lava was contained within the crater.4/9
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A steam and gas plume from the eruption is seen from this U.S. Geological Survey photo of Halemaumau crater at Kilauea volcano’s summit. Lava inside the crater illuminates the steam produced by the lava boiling off the summit lake water in base of the crater, scientists said.5/9
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Lava began erupting in Halemaumau Crater atop Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island Sunday night. This photo from 4:09 a.m. Monday shows the lava lake slowly rising as a billowing gas plume continues to drift to the southwest.6/9
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Lava began erupting in Halemaumau Crater atop Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island Sunday night. This photo shows sunrise at the new eruption site.7/9
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Lava began erupting in Halemaumau Crater atop Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island Sunday night. The view from the west rim just before 5 a.m. Monday.8/9
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Lava began erupting in Halemaumau Crater atop Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island Sunday night. As dawn arrives, scientists monitor the new eruption.9/9
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The view from a helicopter at 11:20 a.m. Monday. Two of the three fissures are still active, feeding lava into a new lava lake at Kilauea's summit, according to USGS.
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