June 25, 2018

June 25, 2018

June 25, 2018 Fissure 8 Feeds Flows Wonderfully clear skies gave us access to the entire Leilani Eruption flow field today. The fountains of Fissure 8 are not as high as they have been, but activity within the nearly 200-foot high cone has not lessened… Pele...
June 24, 2018

June 24, 2018

June 24, 2018 Leilani Overflow We were able to access over the flow field this morning in spite of low lying clouds which forced us to ascend up the Pahoa flows from 2014. Special guest, Nastassia Hill, Bruce Omori, Leilani, Lava Ducky and I once again were guided...
June 23, 2018

June 23, 2018

June 23, 2018 Phenomenal Fissure Eight We finally accessed Fissure Eight today, and OMG… what a sight! The volume of lava is at least as much as it has been… and quite possibly more… her activity is truly phenomenal! The Volcano Goddess, Pele is...
June 22, 2018

June 22, 2018

June 22, 2018 Rainy Day Lava Recent rain on the Leilani flow field added to the atmospheric conditions this morning… Fissure Eight shone through the mist, still pouring untold volumes of hot liquid rock into the channelized rivers flowng to the Pacific Ocean....
June 21, 2018

June 21, 2018

June 21, 2018 Flow Motion Cloudy conditions over the Leilani flow field limited our access to fissure eight… but we were able to document nearly all of the remarkable river of lava flowing from the subdivision to the Pacific Ocean. Most of the fountaining...