Hawaii is the home to some of the world's most active volcanoes, and Madam Pele is doin' her thing! Since we arrived in October, 2007, we have been witness to several "plate-shakers" in the earthquake category; a new lava flow out of the eastern rift (which just reached the ocean a few weeks ago); and now there is a new eruption at Halema'uma'u Crater in the National Park. This was preceded by several weeks of very high sulfur dioxide levels and an explosion on March 19 that scattered rocks and lava over a 75-acre area. We had been walking along the crater rim less than two months ago!
Rather than post new photos of the eruption which I took today, I will provide a link to my web album on Google. http://picasaweb.google.com/moonoverhawaii/HalemaumauEruption
You can also see live webcam coverage at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/cam3/
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