public approaches this lava fountain or any of the lava flows. they may not be aware of the multitude of hazards. you have gas inhalation, volcanic glass, superheat, obviously, and it s uneven terrain. everything is changing and you don t know if a crack could open up beneath our feet if you re walking on freshly cooled lava. i advise everybody to stay where hawaii county has designated as viewing areas. and yesterday when we spoke you told me this was the first volcano you ve studied. what are you hoping to learn from it now? well, it is the first that i ever experienced myself. and we really can learn a lot about how eruptions proceed. getting to watch the start of an eruption when a volcano has been quiet for some time, we want to know now is the lava that s being erupted, was it leftover,
A web cam atop Mauna Kea looking toward Mauna Loa showed that advancing lava flows had crossed Mauna Loa Observatory Road overnight. The images confirm two new lava flows moving
HVO scientists collect detailed data to assess hazards and understand how the eruption is evolving at Kīlauea's summit, all of which are shared with the National Park Service and emergency managers. Access to this hazardous area is by permission from, and in coordination with, Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.