In the early morning of April 26th, a large overflow from the lava lake in the Halem'aumu'a crater began to cover the crater floor. The lava lake overflow continued until about 10:30 a.m. and covered about 90 acres of the crater floor with lava (approximately 2/3 covered). This is the largest overflow since the summit eruption began in 2008. This photo is looking south, and the gas plume is being produced by the lava lake in the southeast crater floor (upper left).
I live roughly 35 miles down mountain. It lights the night sky.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet! I remember when Pu'u O'o started erupting, you could see a pretty good glow from the road down to Hilo, down mountain from Kilauea Lodge. I hope Pele is good to y'all!
DeleteWe stayed at KMC back in '76, just across the road from the caldera. Would love to visit now, although it might be a tad warm.
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