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Lava from Mauna Loa eruption inches toward highway

By Courtesy U.S. Geological Survey

Dec. 7, 2022

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A morning overflight on Dec. 7, provided aerial views of Fissure No. 3 erupting on the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa.
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A morning overflight on Dec. 7, provided aerial views of Fissure No. 3 erupting on the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa.
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A view of the lava channel erupting from Fissure No. 3 on the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa, Dec. 7.
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An aerial image taken during a morning overflight on Dec. 7 shows an overflow from the main channel several kilometers upslope from the lava flow front.
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An aerial image taken during a morning overflight on Dec. 7 shows an overflow from the main channel several kilometers upslope from the lava flow front.
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A view of the Mauna Loa eruption plume on Dec. 7. The volcano is belching out high levels of sulfur dioxide.
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Telephoto view of the Fissure No. 3 lava channel on Mauna Loa's Northeast Rift Zone, as seen by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews on the morning of Dec. 7.

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