Kilauea Volcano Active Eruptions

A strong lava flow from the Pu`u O`o eruptive crater raged through the mostly abandoned Royal Gardens subdivision starting (again) on December 2nd, 2011 and again in early March 2012; eventually reaching the Pacific ocean. The very steep terrain there created some spectacular action with the two types of lava rivers: a`a and pahoehoe. The lava stopped flowing into the ocean in November 2013.

Molten lava finding the ocean after a seven mile journey underground from the eruption site: the southeast flank of the Pu`u O`o carter - an offshoot of Kilauea Volcano<br />
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Image #LRH_4029<br />
Date Taken: 2013-06-15 05:23:55<br />
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X<br />
Exposure Time: 0.5s (1/2)<br />
Aperture: f/6.3<br />
ISO: 320<br />
Focal Length: 24mm

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Molten lava finding the ocean after a seven mile journey underground from the eruption site: the southeast flank of the Pu`u O`o carter - an offshoot of Kilauea Volcano

Image #LRH_4029
Date Taken: 2013-06-15 05:23:55
Camera: Canon EOS-1D X
Exposure Time: 0.5s (1/2)
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 320
Focal Length: 24mm

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