News:Kīlauea volcano (Hawai'i): HVO 100-yrs, red glow still visibleSaturday Jan 21, 2012 20:12 PM |
Age: 32 days
BY: PO The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory today celebrates 100 continuous years of monitoring at Kīlauea volcano with a Public Open House -- only Vesuvius has a longer record, dating back to 1841! In fact the first scientific monitoring in Hawai'i was conducted in 1911 by Frank Perret, an Honorary Assistant to the Vesuvius Observatory, in preparation for Thomas Jaggar to establish HVO in 1912. They are hosting many activities today in celebration, if you are in the Kīlauea area! Fortunately for them but unfortunately for us, Kīlauea herself seems to be in a depressurization phase, with short-lived pulses of building pressure which are keeping the eruption going. However, the location of active lava flows has retreated into off-limits areas, and we await the return of sustained pressure before lava flows become accessible again. However, there is still magnificent glow from the hidden lava lake in Halema`uma`u, well worth seeing from the Jaggar Museum after dark and still included in our tours! An impressive 2011 with 3 fissure eruptions marks an era of more frequent change on Kīlauea, so stay tuned for the the next report of change in the eruption!
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