Kilauea erupts high lava fountains in 16th episode
Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said that the high fountain phase of “episode 16” began at 10:24 a.m., about 12 hours after the start of the eruption.
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A livestream view of the eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu, from the northwest rim of the caldera, looking east.
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Fountaining from the south vent rapidly increased to over 200 feet high by 10:40 a.m., HVO said, and exceeded 700 feet by 10:50 a.m. Low dome fountaining and overflows, meanwhile, continue from the north vent.
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Fountaining from the south vent rapidly increased to over 200 feet high by 10:40 a.m., HVO said, and exceeded 700 feet by 10:50 a.m. Low dome fountaining and overflows, meanwhile, continue from the north vent.
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Fountaining from the south vent rapidly increased to over 200 feet high by 10:40 a.m., HVO said, and exceeded 700 feet by 10:50 a.m. Low dome fountaining and overflows, meanwhile, continue from the north vent.
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Fountaining from the south vent rapidly increased to over 200 feet high by 10:40 a.m., HVO said, and exceeded 700 feet by 10:50 a.m. Low dome fountaining and overflows, meanwhile, continue from the north vent.
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Fountaining from the south vent rapidly increased to over 200 feet high by 10:40 a.m., HVO said, and exceeded 700 feet by 10:50 a.m. Low dome fountaining and overflows, meanwhile, continue from the north vent.
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Fountaining from the south vent rapidly increased to over 200 feet high by 10:40 a.m., HVO said, and exceeded 700 feet by 10:50 a.m. Low dome fountaining and overflows, meanwhile, continue from the north vent.
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Fountaining from the south vent rapidly increased to over 200 feet high by 10:40 a.m., HVO said, and exceeded 700 feet by 10:50 a.m. Low dome fountaining and overflows, meanwhile, continue from the north vent.
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