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VIDEO COURTESY USGS
This aerial footage shot early this morning shows Fissure No. 3 as the most active with lava fountains reaching 65-82 feet high and feeding lava to the northeast at 0.08 miles per hour, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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CODY YAMAGUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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Cody Yamaguchi / Special to the Star-Advertiser
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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CODY YAMAGUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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CODY YAMAGUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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CODY YAMAGUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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CODY YAMAGUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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CODY YAMAGUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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CODY YAMAGUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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CODY YAMAGUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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CODY YAMAGUCHI / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
The Department of Land and Natural Resources conducted a media tour of lava effected areas at the Mauna Loa access road.
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COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Lava spews from a fissure on Mauna Loa, Wednesday, Nov. 30.
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COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Lava spews from a fissure on Mauna Loa, Wednesday, Nov. 30.
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COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Lava spews from a fissure on Mauna Loa, Wednesday, Nov. 30.
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COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
A lava flow is seen on Mauna Loa, Wednesday, Nov. 30.
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COURTESY USGS
This webcam image shows the northeast rift zone of Mauna Loa eruption from the west-southwest.
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COURTESY USGS
This webcam image shows
Mauna Loa's summit and northeast rift zone from Mauna Kea.
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COURTESY USGS
This image taken at 7:15 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30, shows Mauna Loa's Fissure No. 3 with a plume of volcanic gases, fine volcanic ash and Pele's hair.
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COURTESY USGS
A high-definition video camera on a tripod films the activity from Fissure No. 3 around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30. Field crews monitoring the eruption of Mauna Loa. Mauna Kea is visible in the distance behind the fountaining fissure.
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COURTESY USGS
This image taken during an early Wednesday morning overflight shows the most active Fissure No. 3. As of 7 a.m., the lava fountains reached up to 65-82 feet high and fed a lava flow moving to the northeast at 0.08 miles per hour, according to U.S. Geological Survey.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
An offering sits among blackened lava rock from a previous eruption near the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, near Hilo.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
An overflow of cars sit in a parking lot near the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, near Hilo.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
People come to view the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, near Hilo.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kelly Ann Kobayashi raises her hands as she poses for a picture for Chad Saito, left, while standing on hardened lava rock from a previous eruption as the Mauna Loa volcano erupts, behind, Wednesday, Nov. 30, near Hilo, Hawaii. The two were visiting from Honolulu.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lava erupts from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano Nov. 30, near Hilo. Mauna Loa’s volcano eruption has temporarily knocked off power to the world’s premier station that measures heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but officials said that there are hundreds of other carbon dioxide monitoring sites across the globe.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man looks on as lava erupts from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano Wednesday, Nov. 30, near Hilo.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
People pose for a photo in front of lava erupting from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano Wednesday, Nov. 30, near Hilo.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man talks on a phone in his car alongside Saddle Road as the Mauna Loa volcano erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, near Hilo. Hundreds of people in their cars lined Saddle Road, which connects the east and west sides of the island, as lava flowed down the side of Mauna Loa and could be seen fountaining into the air on Wednesday.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
People come to view the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, near Hilo.