USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcams show lava is again flowing

12/8/2021- 8:05 a.m.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcams show lava is AGAIN flowing (Tuesday, Sept 7) within Hawaii’s Kilaeua Volcano after shutting down briefly.

The weather on Hawaii’s Big Island hasn’t been good lately given the impact of a “Kona Low” there. But, improved weather has allowed a view of Kilauea showing the lava flow there has resumed after a brief hiatus.

Here are pictures and a 24 hour thermal heat animation which shows a dramatic resurgence of the lava flow within the volcano’s caldera.

That lava continues to be confined inside the Kilauea’s crater.

It must be noted Kilauea’s CURRENT lava is NOT THREATENING residents in the area, unlike the flow of lava during the volcano’s 2018 eruption which sent an orange-flowing river of 2,000+-deg F lava in a stream 8 miles long into the nearby Pacific Ocean.

That eruption occurred within a small area on the southeast side of the huge Big Island.

In fact, visitors to Volcano National Park are currently able to view the huge Halemaʻumaʻu crater and the lava within it from a distance–something which would not be happening if park officials deemed such viewing a risk.

Here’s a link to the thermal animation from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on Hawaii’s Big Island.