Beautiful to look at but so scary for people living there. Stay safe everyone in beautiful Hawaii.
As the eruption began, Hawaii County Civil Defence Agency on Twitter issued a warning to residents and advised them to stay indoors.
An advisory was also issued by the National Weather Service in Honolulu, warning of fallen ash from the eruption.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports an eruption at the Halemaumau Crater of the Kilauea Volcano. Trade winds will push any embedded ash toward the Southwest. Fallout is likely in the Kau District in Wood Valley, Pahala, Naalehu and Ocean View. Stay indoors to avoid Exposu
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Hawaii s Kilauea volcano erupted on Sunday, prompting Hawaii county Civil Defense Agency to warn residents to stay indoors.
The eruption occurred in Halema uma u crater, where a new lava flow and a pool of water interacted inside the crater leading to a short-lived but fairly vigorous eruption.
A steam cloud shot up at about 30,000 feet into the atmosphere as all the water evaporated out of the lake.
Advisory warning of fallen ash
(Photo : USGS)
View from the W rim of Kīlauea Caldera just before 5 a.m. HST on Dec. 21, 2020. The main fountain height is ~18 m (59 ft) and with two other fissures feeds a growing lava lake at the base of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. Volcanic gas continues to travel downwind, southwest of the vents.
TIMELINE: Kilauea has been in a state of ânon-eruptive unrestâ for 2 years. Not anymore.
TIMELINE: Eruption at Halemaumau Crater By HNN Staff | December 21, 2020 at 2:16 AM HST - Updated December 21 at 12:51 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Halemaumau Crater eruption seemed to come out of nowhere, surprising Hawaii Island residents and even experts on Sunday night.
Kilauea has been in a period of ânon-eruptive unrestâ since its 2018 eruption ended.
That eruption in the lower East Rift Zone destroyed hundreds of homes and leveled entire communities. The eruption Sunday, however, is within the crater and authorities say at this time there is no threat to communities in the lower East Rift Zone.
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