Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again; United States Geological Survey monitors it
One of the most feared volcanoes in the world for its constant volcanic activity, erupted inside the summit crater yesterday, Thursday January 5, 2023, announced the United States Geological Survey (USGS). We are talking about Hawaiian Kilauea, that in less than a month he woke up from his short slumber. Let us remember that in the previous reports of the Isle, it has been announced that this impressive specimen along with its neighbor Mauna Loa, they emitted a lot of lava and virtually ceased erupting around the same time. The latter also deserves to be mentioned since it is the largest located in the volcanic archipelago.
It was the webcam that alerted that the volcano had woken up
According to Volcanological observatory of Hawaii, I know detected a glow in the images of a webcam which indicated that the Kilauea had started to to burst in the Halemaumau crater, in the volcano’s summit caldera, the agency said. Although it should be noted that the top of the Kilauea is inside the National Park of the hawaii volcanoes and far from Residential areas. For his part, he United States Geological Survey there was high from Thursday on level of alert for him volcano to the signs of magmatic movement below the top surface. went to Color “red” and gave the indication that could burst.
Its volcanic activity impresses the geological community
Kilauea it is one of the volcanoes most active in the world Its last eruption began in September 2021 and hard 16 months. For almost two weeks, from the November 27, Hawaii had two volcanoes spitting lava next to each other, when the Mauna Loa first broke out in 38 years old. Both have gone out of business. almost at the same time. At that time, who they visited the park could see the washing both breakouts at the same time. Observatory plans keep watching The volcanoes looking for signs of new activity. For its part, Ken Hon, scientist responsible for Volcanological observatory Hawaiian explained that there is usually a period of “cooling” three months before a business can be considered the eruption is over.
Volcanic gas, made up of sulfur dioxide and other gases, could produce a fog visible volcanic smog that was observed in the address from Kilauea Wind. It has the potential to generate risk for the health in the air, especially for residents and tourists, causing breathing difficulties as well as significant damage to agricultural crops.
With AP information*
Source: El Heraldo De Mexico
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