by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 25, 2018 | Lava Overflight |
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...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 24, 2018 | Lava Overflight
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...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 23, 2018 | Lava Overflight
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....
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 21, 2018 | Lava Overflight
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...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 21, 2018 | Lava Overflight
June 20, 2018 Spectacular Ocean Entry A gorgeous morning over East Hawaii allowed for a spectacular view of the Leilani flow field. Fissure eight is changing shape, but continuing to pump out a remarkable volume of lava. Most of the fountaining activity is now...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 19, 2018 | Lava Overflight
June 18, 2018 Crystal Clear Lava A gorgeous morning over East Hawaii allowed for a spectacular view of the Leilani flow field. Fissure eight is changing shape, but continuing to pump out a remarkable volume of lava. Much of the fountaining activity is now confined...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 18, 2018 | Lava Overflight
June 17, 2018 Flow for Father Happy Father’s Day! The air over the eruption was finally clear today and we had a spectacular view of fissure eight and most of the flow field… and man, it that vent pumping out the lava!!! Much of the fountaining activity is...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 17, 2018 | Lava Overflight
June 16, 2018 Lava Channel Complete Light variable winds over East Hawaii today once again brought horrible vog over most of the flow field this morning… even Hilo suffered the ill effects. The vog and clouds even prevented us from visiting Fissure 8...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 16, 2018 | Lava Overflight
June 15, 2018 Very Voggy Volcano Light variable winds over East Hawaii today once again brought horrible vog over most of the flow field this morning… even Hilo suffered the ill effects. Although difficult to access, Fissure 8 fountains were lower today, but she...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 14, 2018 | Lava Overflight
June 14, 2018 Pu’u Ai La’au Suggestion: Perhaps Fissure Eight of the Leilani Eruption should be named Pu’u Ai La’au (Hill of the Forest Eater). Light variable winds over East Hawaii today brought horrible vog over most of the flow field this morning…...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 13, 2018 | Lava Overflight
June 13, 2018 Rivers of Lava Pretty much business as usual at the Leilani Estates eruption of Kilauea Volcano. Fissure 8 continues to pump phenomenal amounts of lava into the system, feeding enormous rivers that transport the molten rock to the Pacific Ocean in...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jun 12, 2018 | Lava Overflight
June 11, 2018 Non-stop Eruption Fissure 8 continues to be the story of Kilauea’s current eruption… it’s really the only active vent of Kilauea’s Leilani Estates eruption, now in it’s sixth week. The other two dozen fissures are smoking,...
