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Hawaiian lava lake hits new record high
Posted on January 17, 2013 by The Extinction Protocol
January 17, 2012 – HAWAII – The
orange glow atop Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea was a little stronger yesterday
(Jan. 15) than it has been in recent weeks. The volcano’s lava lake
lapped over the inner ledge of its vent, reaching a new high and bring
molten rock closer than ever to the floor of Halema’uma’u crater. The
level was about 80 feet (25 meters) below the crater floor, the highest
level reached since the summit vent blasted open in March 2008, the U.S.
Geological Survey reports. The lava lake last surged on Oct. 23, 2012,
when the high mark was measured at 100 feet (31 m) below the crater
floor. Since fresh lava appeared atop Kilauea in 2008, the lake level
has varied from near the crater to out of sight, more than 650 feet (200
m) beneath the crater floor. The lake sits in a vent, which is actually
a pipe-like crater within the smaller crater called Halema’uma’u. And
Halema’uma’u is also a crater within a crater — the giant Kilauea
caldera, the bowl left behind when the volcano blew its top about 1500
A.D. The USGS also reports that activity is up at Pu’u ‘O’o crater, 12
miles (19 kilometers) from the summit in the volcano’s East Rift Zone.
The crater was awash with lava flows in recent days, and lava overflowed
from its northeast lava lake and north spatter cone, the USGS said in a
statement. At the coast, oozing flows continues to slowly drop into the
ocean. This month marks the 30th anniversary of the eruption at
Kilauea’s East Rift Zone. The volcano’s longest continuous rift zone
eruption since the 15th century, the massive upwelling has created more
than 500 acres of new land. -OAP
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
Posted on January 17, 2013 by The Extinction Protocol
orange glow atop Hawaii’s Mount Kilauea was a little stronger yesterday
(Jan. 15) than it has been in recent weeks. The volcano’s lava lake
lapped over the inner ledge of its vent, reaching a new high and bring
molten rock closer than ever to the floor of Halema’uma’u crater. The
level was about 80 feet (25 meters) below the crater floor, the highest
level reached since the summit vent blasted open in March 2008, the U.S.
Geological Survey reports. The lava lake last surged on Oct. 23, 2012,
when the high mark was measured at 100 feet (31 m) below the crater
floor. Since fresh lava appeared atop Kilauea in 2008, the lake level
has varied from near the crater to out of sight, more than 650 feet (200
m) beneath the crater floor. The lake sits in a vent, which is actually
a pipe-like crater within the smaller crater called Halema’uma’u. And
Halema’uma’u is also a crater within a crater — the giant Kilauea
caldera, the bowl left behind when the volcano blew its top about 1500
A.D. The USGS also reports that activity is up at Pu’u ‘O’o crater, 12
miles (19 kilometers) from the summit in the volcano’s East Rift Zone.
The crater was awash with lava flows in recent days, and lava overflowed
from its northeast lava lake and north spatter cone, the USGS said in a
statement. At the coast, oozing flows continues to slowly drop into the
ocean. This month marks the 30th anniversary of the eruption at
Kilauea’s East Rift Zone. The volcano’s longest continuous rift zone
eruption since the 15th century, the massive upwelling has created more
than 500 acres of new land. -OAP
Thanks to: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com
