Huge lava lake on Kilauea volcano

Geologists say lava flows continue to flow from the vented mouths of Kilauea volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, and have created a giant lava lake on the cracks of the eastern volcano. this activity.

According to the report of the Hawaii Volcanic Observatory of the US Geological Survey (USGS), Kilauea volcano has erupted continuously since 1983, although there were some interruptions. This volcano spewed molten orange lava flows, creating narrow, fast-moving streams and pouring into a giant lava lake.

A giant lava lake (seen from the east) is formed from two streams of lava due to some venting of Kilauea volcano. In the picture are columns of smoke rising from the vented Pu`u `Ō` ō mouth of Kilauea volcano; and dark solid lava flows (bottom of the photo) are the result of an eruption from the Kamoamoa fissure of Kilauea volcano in March 2011.

One of the more active ventilation vents (below the left side of the picture) of Kilauea volcano. Lava flows from this vented mouth "fall down like a waterfall" and combine with lava flows from two nearby vents, before pouring into the vast lava lake area to the west of the volcano. Kilauea.

After the collapse of the volcanic shelf on August 3, 2001, Pu`u `Ō` lửa crater formed and emitted dense columns of smoke. A very small flow of lava at the bottom of the volcano Pu`u `Ō` ō - seen at the bottom of this image - was observed with thermal cameras.

According to the USGS, lava flows erupted by Kilauea volcano operate entirely within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and are not dangerous to the surrounding areas directly.