No Incandescent Lava Seen In Fissure 8, But Lots Of Steam

"USGS reported on Saturday that the Hawaii County Fire Department observed a small lava pond, deep within the fissure 8 cone, during an overflight. The threat from passing Hurricane Lane prevented the scientists from making any additional observations.

Today, that lava pond was apparently gone. Instead, steam persists on the cone and flow field, USGS said, “due to heavy rainfall over the past several days from water seeping into still-hot rock.”

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