Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has erupted in Hawaii, sending lava fountains soaring 260 feet high. The eruption, currently confined to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, poses a reduced threat to infrastructure but raises concerns due to volcanic gas emissions.
One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea, has spewed lava fountains of 260 feet above Hawaii. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in its most recent update that the eruption 'has stabilized within the crater and there are no immediate threats to infrastructure.' Newsweek has contacted the U.S. Geological Survey ( USGS ), via email, for comment.Kilauea stands as one of Earth's most consistently active volcanoes, with regular eruptions documented since 1983.
This event marks its latest eruption, following previous volcanic activity in June and September of this year. While currently confined to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park's restricted area, the eruption raises significant health concerns through volcanic gas emissions.A 2018 eruption demonstrated Kilauea's destructive potential when it destroyed more than 700 homes in the Puna District between May and August, while thousands of earthquakes dramatically altered the summit area.Kilauea was erupting within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in the summit caldera, within a closed area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, as of 6:30 a.m. local time, after it first erupted around 2:00 a.m. At the time, 'vents were continuing to erupt on the floor of the southwest part of the summit caldera,' the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.The USGS declared the eruption 'stabilized' and lowered the alert level from 'warning' to 'watch,' indicating that the eruption is ongoing but poses a reduced threat.The incident's aviation color code, a system warning about volcanic ash, has also been changed from red to orange, meaning emissions are limited and there is less risk to aviation.High levels of volcanic gas, 'which can have far-reaching effects down-wind (generally southwest) of the summit,' are the 'primary hazard of concern,' the USGS said
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