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±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾±’s KÄ«lauea Volcano Erupts In Remote Area USGS via AP/2024

±á²¹·É²¹¾±Ê»¾±’s KÄ«lauea Volcano Erupts In Remote Area

The area where the eruption is occurred has been closed to the public since 2007 due to potential hazards.

Mauna Loa Showed Telltale Warning Signs Before Erupting In 2022 Courtesy: USGS/L. Gallant/2022

Mauna Loa Showed Telltale Warning Signs Before Erupting In 2022

Small earthquakes were detected before molten lava started flowing from the world’s largest active volcano.

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again In Remote Area USGS photo

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again In Remote Area

Kilauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again Inside Summit Crater AP/2021

Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again Inside Summit Crater

The summit is inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and away from residential communities.

Scientists Declare 2 Hawaii Volcanoes Have Stopped Erupting U.S. Geological Survey/2022

Scientists Declare 2 Hawaii Volcanoes Have Stopped Erupting

A one-way route that opened to manage traffic from throngs of people watching the lava would close Thursday, county officials said.

Mauna Loa Lava No Longer Imminent Threat To Hawaii Highway U.S. Geological Survey via AP/2022

Mauna Loa Lava No Longer Imminent Threat To Hawaii Highway

The volcano is still erupting, but the lava that was feeding the flow heading toward Saddle Road has been cut off.

The Big Island Is Bracing For Mauna Loa’s Lava Possibly Closing Saddle Road David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

The Big Island Is Bracing For Mauna Loa’s Lava Possibly Closing Saddle Road

With lava slowly approaching the only direct east-west road connecting Hilo and Kona, residents and businesses are planning for longer commutes, higher fuel bills and other impacts.

Where Mauna Loa’s Lava Comes From And Why Hawaii’s Volcanoes Are Different USGS/2022

Where Mauna Loa’s Lava Comes From And Why Hawaii’s Volcanoes Are Different

Gabi Laske, a geophysicist at the University of California-San Diego led one of the first projects to map the deep plumbing that feeds the Hawaiian Islands’ volcanoes and explains where lava comes from.