Earth Snapshot had a few volcanoes of the big island in its Earth Image of the Day:
The island of Hawaii is home to five volcanoes, three of which can be observed here in this orthorectified image. These are, clockwise from the upper right, Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa and Hual?lai.
Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano in [...]
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Aerial Orthophotos of Big Island Volcanoes
December 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Photos, Science, Volcanoes
Tags: Active Shield·Cinder Cones·Cubic Miles·Dormant Volcano·Earth Image·Elevation·Flanks·Hual·Island Of Hawaii·Lai·lava·Mauna Kea·Mauna Loa·Orthophotos·Pacific Ocean·Sea Level·Shield Volcano·Size Image·Tallest Mountain·Volcanoes
Video: Kilauea Lava Ocean Entry
November 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Volcanoes
Volcanochaser once again provides an awesome Youtube video of lava entering the ocean.
From the posting: After breaking out from the main tube, a surface flow has finally reached the Pacific Ocean. The main tube originates at the TEB vent on the East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano, but this flow broke out from the main [...]
Tags: Black Sand Beach·East Rift Zone·Kilauea·Kilauea Volcano·lava·Ocean Entry·October 31·Pacific Ocean·Surface Flow·Vent·Youtube Video
Cool Kilauea Surface Flow Video
October 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Environment, Volcanoes
Found this neat footage of lava flow here in Puna. Via YouTube.
These clips show a pahoehoe flow near Kalapana just after dawn. This flow broke out from the main tube about four miles upstream. It is now only one mile from the ocean in the coastal plain between Pulama Pali and the Pacific Ocean. [...]
Tags: Coastal Plain·Dawn·Kalapana·lava·Lava Flow·Ocean Entry·Pacific Ocean·Pahoehoe Flow·Pali·Plume·Puna·Surface Flow
Cool Lava and Volcano Photos
July 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
We found these cool lava and volcano photos on livescience.com:
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Tags: Cool Photos·lava·Volcano Photos
Kilauea Glow Dimmed By Recent Rock Fall
July 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Environment
VOLCANO, Hawaii (AP) — The bright glow at the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea (KILL’-uh-WAY’-uh) volcano has been snuffed out by a series of large rock falls within its crater.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says the rock falls on Tuesday produced a seismic signal equivalent to a magnitude-2.4 earthquake.
The rumble was felt at the observatory and the [...]
Tags: Ash Cloud·Bright Glow·Cavity·Chunks·Cloud One·Collapse·Collapses·earthquake·Hawaiian Volcano Observatory·Jaggar Museum·lava·Magnitude·Pacific Ocean·Plume·Rim·Seismic Signal·Steam·Summit·Vent·Volcano Hawaii
Great Footage of Kilauea Erupting Into the Sea
June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Found a neat video from Lava Ocean Adventures on YouTube. It shows some great recent footage of Kilauea as lava meets the ocean.
Tags: Kilauea·lava·Ocean Adventures·Youtube
New Satellite Photos of Plumes Given Off By Kilauea
May 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Environment, Science
Plumes continued to rise from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s big island in late May 2009 — the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this true-color image on May 24, 2009.
Small clouds float overhead, casting their shadows on the land surface below. The relatively light cloud cover allows a clear view of [...]
Kilauea Volcano Reaches 26 Years of Eruption
February 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Tourism
HONOLULU – The eruption of the Kilauea Volcano is now in its 26th year.
KITV takes a tour with Blue Hawaiian Helicopters.
Though most of the lava from Kilauea is flowing through tubes there are two exciting entry points where the molten hot lava meets the ocean.
A pilot on board Blue Hawaiian Helicopters shared the fiery beauty [...]
