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Lava flow from Mauna Loa eruption less than 2 miles from key highway

By Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey

Dec. 6, 2022

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COURTESY USGS This is a screenshot from the live web cam of Fissure No. 3 from the Mauna Loa eruption. This was taken 11:11 a.m. Dec. 6.
COURTESY USGS This is a screenshot from the live web cam of Fissure No. 3 from the Mauna Loa eruption. This was taken 11:11 a.m. Dec. 6.
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Watch a live webcam video of the Mauna Loa eruption from Fissure No. 3.
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This is a screenshot from the live web cam of Fissure No. 3 from the Mauna Loa eruption. This was taken 11:11 a.m. Dec. 6.

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This aerial image taken the morning of Dec. 5 shows Fissure No. 3 from the Mauna Loa's northeast rift zone with lava fountains reaching 130 feet high, with bursts over 330 feet.
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This image taken midday Dec. 5 during a helicopter overflight of Mauna Loa's eruption, shows a lava flow branching off after cutting across the Mauna Loa Access Road.
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This is a close-up view of Fissure No. 3 lava channel erupting from Mauna Loa's northeast rift zone on the morning of Dec. 5.
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Views and and field observations of Mauna Loa's northeast rift zone have been hampered by poor visibility. This photo was taken when the flanks of Mauna Loa were visible from the road, but clouds obscured the view a few minutes later.

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