Hawaii, Kilauea and the volcano
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Kilauea, a volcano in Hawaii, began erupting on Tuesday morning, releasing large volcanic particles into the air, according to officials.
Most webcams used by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory take a snapshot every few minutes to conserve bandwidth, but three webcams are currently “livestreaming” — meaning they transmit real-time video to the public. All three have been a vital part of monitoring the ongoing episodic lava fountains at the summit of Kilauea.
A volcano in Hawaii has been erupting for more than year, routinely spewing fountains of lava more than a thousand feet into the air. Kilauea in Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park had its 39th explosive episode on December 23, the one year anniversary of ...