We know you've heard of a volcano...but how about a volnado? This afternoon, during episode 32 lava fountaining at Kīlauea, in Hawaii, the V3 live camera (https://ow.ly/QTir50WPZKu) caught this whirlwind kicking up loose ash and spatter deposits along the active lava fountain and flow within Halemaʻumaʻu crater. These whirlwinds, which can also occur on the crater rim downwind of the eruption (within the closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), have been documented during several eruptiv

What was happening one year ago at Kīlauea Volcano? Here is the chronology: Apr 30, 2018: Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruptive vent collapses; magma begins moving downrift toward Puna. May 1: HVO issues notice of potential eruptive activity on Kīlauea’s lower East Rift Zone (LERZ); deflation of Kīlauea’s summit begins; Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake starts to drop. May 2: First ground cracks open on LERZ, in and adjacent to Leilani Estates subdivision. May 3: Onset of LERZ fissure eruptions; Kīlauea Volcano Alert Level r

Good morning, and welcome to the newest eruption of Kīlauea! This morning, December 23, at approximately 2 a.m. HST, elevated earthquake activity began at the volcano's summit. By 2:30 a.m., the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory observed eruptive activity in Kīlauea summit webcam images, indicating that an eruption has commenced within Halemaʻumaʻu and the summit caldera in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is elevating Kīlauea’s volcano alert level from ADVI