Kilauea Update: Eruption Increases At Caldera West Vent (Jan. 13, 2021)

This U.S. Geological Survey video taken on January 11 shows how the the surface activity has increased at the western vent since our last update. Low fountaining was supplying lava to an open channel that poured into the lava lake.

UPDATE: Links to "USGS Professional Paper 1867": https://www.usgs.gov/center-news/new-usgs-professional-paper-2008-2018-summit-lava-lake-k-lauea-volcano-hawai-i

A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story. Video and photos are from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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