Lava deltas are inherently unstable. They are typically built on top of loose rock fragments that form when the incoming lava hits cold ocean water and shatters.
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Posted on 12:41 pm, Thursday, March 9, 2017.
Lava deltas are inherently unstable. They are typically built on top of loose rock fragments that form when the incoming lava hits cold ocean water and shatters.
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Posted on 1:09 pm, Tuesday, January 3, 2017.
Park rangers opened a newly established lava viewing area at the Kamokuna ocean entry in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Tuesday (Jan 3)
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Posted on 5:15 pm, Monday, January 2, 2017.
Park officials hope to reopen the Kamokuna Lava Viewing Area by noon on January 3, 2017 which will be the 34th anniversary of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘Šeruption.
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Posted on 4:08 pm, Sunday, January 1, 2017.
Within 15 minutes, the section of cliff where the visitors were standing crashed into the ocean.
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Posted on 9:39 am, Monday, November 7, 2016.
The elevation of the lake surface is currently still high and was measured at about 12 m (39 ft) below the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Spattering continues intermittently from various locations along the margins of the lake.
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Posted on 10:01 am, Friday, September 2, 2016.
The 61g lava flow, extending southeast of PuÊ»u ʻŌʻŠon KÄ«lauea’s south flank, continues to carry lava to the ocean near Kamokuna.
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Posted on 11:33 am, Saturday, July 23, 2016.
The 61G lava flow extending southeast of PuÊ»u ʻŌʻŠtowards the coastal plain on KÄ«lauea’s south flank remains active. Yesterday, the flow was approximately 0.4 miles from the coastal emergency road and 0.45 miles from the ocean.
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Posted on 3:17 pm, Wednesday, July 13, 2016.
The 61G lava flow, southeast of PuÊ»u ʻŌʻŠcontinues to be active on the coastal plain on KÄ«lauea’s south flank.
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Posted on 12:11 am, Saturday, July 9, 2016.
The active lava flow southeast of PuÊ»u ʻŌʻŠcontinued to move across the coastal plain on KÄ«lauea’s south flank. When mapped on Thursday afternoon, the flow front had advanced to about 0.7 miles from the ocean.
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Posted on 10:46 pm, Thursday, July 7, 2016.
Today, a new flow from Pu‘u ‘Ō‘Šis moving to the southeast along the boundary of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and could eventually reach the ocean.
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