Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has been erupting with 1,400 feet high lava for a whole year

KANIKA SINGH RATHORE,

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A Volcano In Airport It has been erupting regularly for over a year fountains of lava spewing More than a thousand feet in the air.

nilailau Was in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park This is the 39th explosive episode on 23rd december One anniversary of its current explosion,

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the ongoing eruption has broken several records for ‘highest lava foundation’, ‘highest volume of lava erupted’ and ‘highest rate of lava flow’.

The volcano has been erupting for more than a year

The volcano has been erupting for more than a year ,US Geological Survey,

In spectacular new footage, the erupting lava reaches heights of 1,400 feet, taller than the Eiffel Tower.

The fountains lasted 5.9 hours and produced an estimated 13 million cubic yards (10 million cubic meters) of lava in the 39th episode since the current eruption began in December 2024, the USGS said.

“This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen in my life in terms of a Hawaiian volcano,” said Ken Hone, scientist in charge of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. hawaii news now,

“It’s a huge spike of lava over 200 feet thick on the surface of a lava lake. Nothing like it had ever been seen before.”

Huge showers of lava hundreds of feet high erupt during explosive 'episodes'

Huge showers of lava hundreds of feet high erupt during explosive ‘episodes’ ,US Geological Survey,

nilailauOne of the youngest people in the world but most active VolcanoLocated south of the Big Island of Hawaii.

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The eruptions pose no immediate threat to residential areas, including a park about 200 miles south of Honolulu, the state’s largest city.

However the USGS said the explosions could have far-reaching effects.

This is because sulfur dioxide is continuously released from the summit during the eruption, it will react in the atmosphere to produce a visible haze known as vog (volcanic smog) downwind of Kilauea.

In high concentrations, these chemicals can combine to cause respiratory and other problems.

Episodes so far have varied considerably in size and duration, with episode 38 in November having a “highest flow rate” of 1,000 to 1,2000 cubic yards per second, which refers to the amount of magma or lava spread through a vent at one time.

During ongoing eruptions, Kilauea’s summit area blows into the air Magma What was stored within the volcano bursts to the surface.

Between eruptive events, the summit continues to swell, as magma accumulates in shallow storage areas.

The ongoing eruption has attracted thousands of tourists

The ongoing eruption has attracted thousands of tourists ,US Geological Survey,

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) analyzes this pattern of inflation and deflation to predict when new eruptive episodes will begin.

Lava fountains during the ongoing Kilauea summit eruption have created up to 140 feet of tephras, creating a new pu’u (hill) southwest of Halemaumau crater.

The ongoing eruption has attracted tourists, with 157,000 visiting in November this year, a 43 percent increase from last year, Hawaii News Now reports.

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