Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Kīlauea Volcano Is Erupting
An eruption in Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit began on 20 December 2020.
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Volcano Watch — How are lava levels and volumes measured at the Kīlauea summit lava lake?
Kīlauea’s summit lava lake in Halemaʻumaʻu is approaching its five-month anniversary on Thursday, May 20, while the water lake that occupied the crater for the previous seventeen months seems like a distant memory.
Photo and Video Chronology – Kīlauea – May 12, 2021
Kīlauea's summit eruption continues on the Island of Hawai‘i; Halema‘uma‘u west vent erupts lava into the lava lake, which was 229 m (751 ft) deep this morning, May 12. Gas emissions and seismic activity at the summit remain elevated. HVO field crews—equipped with specialized safety gear—monitor the eruption from within the closed area of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park with NPS permission....
Christina Neal to Lead USGS Volcano Science Center
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On May 9, 2021, Christina (Tina) Neal became the new director of the U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Science Center, home of the Alaska, California, Cascades, Hawaiian and Yellowstone volcano observatories.