Though there is no immediate risk to communities, Hawaii’s National Guard is on standby and the state Emergency Management Agency has activated its emergency operations center, Major General Ken Hara, adjutant general for the State of Hawaii Dept. A small, fourth fissure opened overnight and emitted a small amount of lava that cut both power and road access to the Mauna Loa Observatory facility, the agency said. Only one of three volcanic fissures that opened on Mauna Loa Monday was still emitting lava Tuesday morning, Hawaii emergency management said. Hawaii's Mauna Loa is erupting for the first time since 1984 “Based on past events, the early stages of a Mauna Loa rift zone eruption can be very dynamic, and the location and advance of lava flows can change rapidly,” the geological survey said in a Monday update. Officials are keeping a careful eye on the site to monitor any developments. Volcanic gas, fine ash and Pele’s Hair (strands of volcanic glass) could be carried downwind, the agency said. The eruption was concentrated in Mauna Loa’s Northeast Rift Zone, where lava is flowing from at least one split in the volcano, the geological survey said. The rare dual-eruption event is expected to attract an influx of visitors eager to see the molten flows, the national park said in a Facebook post.įountains of lava as tall as 200 feet burst from Mauna Loa on Monday, the geological survey said. Marco Garcia/APĪ guide to all those volcanic terms: Pele's hair, caldera, volcanic ash - learn what they all mean Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, erupted Monday for the first time in 38 years. But state health officials warned air quality could be worsened by hazards such as vog, or volcanic smog.Ī river of lava flows down from Mauna Loa, Monday, Nov. Neither volcano is threatening homes or nearby infrastructure, the national park said. This allows the state’s director and administrator of emergency management to handle actions such as issuing alerts and warnings as well as facilitating mandatory evacuations where necessary.Īt just 21 miles apart, Mauna Loa and Kilauea have not erupted together since 1984, when Mauna Loa last erupted. David Ige to sign an emergency proclamation Tuesday. #MaunaLoa #MaunaLoaErupts /clGuLVwSdz- USGS Volcanoes🌋 November 29, 2022 Two new flows moving north downrift of fissure 3. This annotated view of webcam on Mauna Kea looking toward Mauna Loa shows the flow from Fissure 3 that has moved north to cross the Mauna Loa Observatory road overnight. On Tuesday, two new lava flows were seen streaming down Mauna Loa, the US Geological Survey said. Its neighbor Kilauea, which is also in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, has been erupting for more than a year. Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, erupted this week for the first time in 38 years. The rare sight of two neighboring volcanoes erupting simultaneously became even more astounding Tuesday as new lava flows gushed down slopes on Hawaii’s Big Island.
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