Kilauea eruption shoots lava into the air, brings tourists to Hawaii’s Big Island

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Jack Aylmer Energy Correspondent

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Kilauea eruption shoots lava into the air, brings tourists to Hawaii’s Big Island

Dec 24, 2024

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Jack Aylmer Energy Correspondent

By Jack Aylmer (Energy Correspondent), Kalé Carey (Reporter), Jack Henry (Video Editor)

Monday, Dec. 23, saw the world’s most active volcano put on a show for the holidays. During the eruption, Hawaii’s Kilauea could be seen shooting lava 260-feet in the air on the Big Island.

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The volcanic eruption began at 2:20 a.m. local time and put on quite the display throughout the day. The pool of lava spread in a matter of seconds, lighting up the darkness of Kilauea’s crater.

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According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the caldera floor surrounding the volcano filled with 400 acres of molten lava. The USGS said Kilauea’s eruption was contained to a remote area in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The area has been closed to the general public since 2007.

Pictures and videos attracted thousands of tourists to the park to see the red and orange flow of lava.

Although the eruption of Kilauea has paused, the USGS warns that emission rates are high, and winds could affect the air quality in the surrounding area. Gases from the volcano mix with the atmosphere, creating a smog that can impact people with heart and respiratory issues.

In 2018, Kilauea had an explosive eruption that destroyed homes and caused hundreds of people to seek safety. In 2023, three eruptions were recorded, but evacuations weren’t required.

Tags: christmas, Hawaii, United States Geological Survey, Volcano

[Jack Aylmer]

THE WORLD’S MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO PUT ON A SHOW FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

HAWAII’S KILAUEA COULD BE SEEN SHOOTING LAVA HUNDREDS OF FEET INTO THE AIR ON THE BIG ISLAND.

(ALLOW ABOUT THREE SECONDS…LET IT BREATHE THEN FADE INTO TRACK AND KEEP VIDEO PLAYING)

THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION BEGAN IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY AND PUT ON THE DISPLAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

THE POOL OF LAVA SPREADING IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, LIGHTING UP THE DARKNESS .

KILAUEA’S ERUPTION WAS CONTAINED TO A REMOTE AREA IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, IN AN AREA CLOSED OFF TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

PICTURES AND VIDEOS ARE ATTRACTING THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS TO THE NATIONAL PARK TO SEE THE RED AND ORANGE FLOW OF LAVA.

THE U-S GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY WARNS EMISSION RATES ARE HIGH AND THE WINDS COULD AFFECT AIR QUALITY.

THE GASES FROM THE VOLCANO MIXED WITH THE ATMOSPHERE CREATE A SMOG THAT CAN IMPACT PEOPLE WITH HEART AND RESPIRATORY ISSUES.

IN 2018, KILAUEA HAD AN EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION THAT DESTROYED HOMES AND CAUSED HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO SEEK SAFETY.

JUST LAST YEAR, THREE ERUPTIONS WERE RECORDED BUT EVACUATIONS WEREN’T REQUIRED.

FOR STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS, I’M JACK AYLMER

Kilauea eruption shoots lava into the air, brings tourists to Hawaii’s Big Island

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