Kilauea Eruption Reaches One Month, Changes At Lava Vent (Jan. 19, 2021)

The new eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaiʻi island nears one-month, and today is showing some changes in the configuration of the active vent at the summit caldera.
A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story. Video and photos are from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

[@GingerMafia48]

One of the best coverages of the eruption I have seen - as a geologist I am very happy to see someone as excited about this as I am!

[@Shift1616]

Agreed

[@lilgordy90]

The voice is auto-generated.

[@Notarobot310]

What happens when the base level rises to feed level? Does it Blow?

[@phillydisco]

The synthesized voice is exhibiting synthetic excitement.

[@noah4463]

@@lilgordy90 shhhh no one needs to know

[@Fenrir6Gaming]

I wish they would start a 24 hour live feed showing the vent, i could watch that all day.

[@wendull811]

I second that.

[@G2_Shane]

@@wendull811 Thirded.

[@MACISUS]

Agreed but how could they? They’d need power and I secure filming location so I don’t think we’ll be that lucky. But maybe a upload of all footage taken made public un entities would be great!

[@Fenrir6Gaming]

The eruption in 2018 had a 24/7 feed for several days, not sure how it was pulled off though.

[@mysickfix]

that is usgs footage, there could be more out there

[@DennisMoore664]

"A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story." - I couldn't tell. Leaves me both impressed and nervous.

[@jazzcatt]

It's amazing how far human voice synthesis has come. Keep listening to this particular one and you will find anomalies.

[@joshuagilchrist4116]

but isnt 2:58 a breath in?

[@FalkFlak]

I thought there was something eerie about the voice so I tried to find a face to the audio on the channel. But there's no chance its fully synthetic, you can hear the breathing and the badly muffled micro. Maybe its a record of segments thats composed by a computer.

[@jazzcatt]

@@joshuagilchrist4116 Nope. I have high quality external speakers for my computer because I am a musician. What you are hearing is overlapped sounds of the vents spewing lava. I carefully listened several times for a human breath, and there was none.

[@ericgulseth74]

@@jazzcatt Definitely some spots where there was a breath being drawn in, but if it's true that this is a synthetic voice, then I'm sure that would be the easy part to incorporate. I'd think the hard part would be the way words and phrases flow together depending on the syntax of the words. That's usually the parts that tips that part of your brain off that something isn't right. Of course I'm not a linguist by any means.

[@DG-AI777]

This is how the mainstream news used to be. This coverage is quality. Well done.

[@havocproltd]

Im sure the accomplice media would have blamed President Trump for it!

[@cariwaldick4898]

No doubt. I'd be waiting for Trumpsters to claim the Earth was angry over the inauguration. But....they don't care about the Earth. (Sorry for the political comment.)

[@havocproltd]

@@cariwaldick4898 You're sorry alright.

[@cariwaldick4898]

@@havocproltd So.....it's okay for YOU to make negative political comments, and if anyone holds opposing viewpoints, you are also entitled to make personal attacks. Got it. So glad your fuhrer lost. So glad we've now got an adult leader, who understands climate change is real.

[@Shlankyman545]

Keep the nazi talk out of this, it’s really unnecessary and immature.

[@velianlodestone1249]

Very weird to realise the size of that puny fountain is higher than my house.

[@prjndigo]

Its about 200 feet tall, the lake is now around 1800x2300 feet in size, the floating island is 880x440 feet still. 2018's lava lake was just over half the size the floating island is now. (they're unrelated). Total flow into the lake has consistently been slowly increasing.

[@jimb8601]

A human standing next to it would really help with understanding the scale. Obviously this isn’t possible.

[@sethphillips5556]

I’ve been thinking the same thing. It’s hard to recognize the scale size from a video

[@salan3507]

@@jimb8601 I guess they could've dropped a mannequin from a helicopter. 😂

[@TheRoyalrudy]

@@jimb8601 I understand there is a guy moving out of Washington DC looking for a new job.

[@venusalien5153]

It still continues to blow my mind that this is a synth voice.

[@Owlero]

I think it's the _inhales_ that help make it more convincing.

[@DaleB55]

I didn't even notice. They are getting better

[@danmoyer4650]

This is by far, the best synth voice narration on KZbin. All others are laughably lame.

[@JoeBeaudette]

I don’t buy it. I don’t know what their motive is to lie about it but I just can’t believe that isn’t a human being reading a script. I dunno.

[@sarahkitz6901]

@@JoeBeaudette the voice is only altered, partly real but synthesized

[@susana3716]

Something strangely soothing about watching the lava bubbling out.

[@westonforced-last-name-dis3560]

My favorite is when it spatters down the side of the cone and cools off. Such a beautiful gradient of yellows, reds and oranges.

[@toxicnoize2582]

Check out Epic lava on insta.. one of the best. instagram.com/epiclava_?igshid=b78x6ci43ivg I hope you can click on the link otherwise just search him.

[@westonforced-last-name-dis3560]

3:45 for example 0.o

[@havocproltd]

That's so funny! My wife, Also a Susan A, just said the same thing as we watched!

[@moonflow23]

Nature's lava lamp. I could watch that all day.

[@LanakilaMiller]

Nature and the earth continues to be beautifully amazing.

[@Bibibosh]

This has got to be the best volcano video ever

[@efethecaptain6]

So it would seem

[@Jgardner2122]

I think it’s the best volcano ever.

[@joeyposvancz181]

Nah..the local from Pompeii who filmed the deadly Mount Vesuvius eruption beats it.😂

[@cgsdesigns441]

Should see the one in Iceland with drone footage..

[@janeikawebb7324]

Is it weird that I feel calm watching these videos. It's like oddly satisfying

[@thedarkflowkiller]

it's the robot voice

[@janeikawebb7324]

@@thedarkflowkiller I dont think so. I have been watching videos from different channels and its the same

[@ABCDEFGHIJKELA...]

it's hard to gain perspective of just how large that area is.

[@8arrows]

Every 10 feet equals 1 story. So if it 150 feet. Imagine a 15 story building.

[@westonforced-last-name-dis3560]

@@cuninstunt8391 "relatable to even cottage dwellers" the fk you on about

[@kevink9723]

Massive is all I can say

[@plebiansociety]

it's outputting 1/5 of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, or the equal to the states of California and Texas combined to put it in perspective.

[@havocproltd]

it was easier when there was a visitor's center!

[@PortCanon]

This was way better than the inauguration.

[@margritpiepes8242]

Yeah nobody saw Trump bubbling and boiling over cause he wasn't there anymore🧐

[@autumnskyes5633]

Truth

[@ft.BananaCars]

@@margritpiepes8242 nobody except those forced showed up, and it wasn’t because of covid because the people that did show up sat next to eachouther

[@Twin_Flyer]

That computer generated fly-over video was great!

[@traumiweber6600]

I thought that it would look better to this time, even if its a lot of rendering to be done

[@jonesnori]

It was very cool, but made me a little seasick.

[@simonjackson7269]

These reports are the best I've seen by a long way... detailed but not full of jargon, but doesn't treat the listener as an idiot....

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

And it's a computer... think about the ramifications of that!

[@peterreichert6156]

This is way better than the “Yule log”!

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Just need the continuous 12 hour loop version for the corner of the office.

[@angryatheist]

I could watch the bubbling all day

[@PortCanon]

This was way better than the inauguration.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

@@PortCanon You are correct; I only watched 3 mins, found out the scumbag had been inaugurated imaginary president and listened to the absolute bullshit lies. I got burnt less watching the bubbling lava lake.

[@canadianuserthe]

Anything is better than an outdated northern European pagan ritual

[@brian_kirk]

I could watch that all day.

[@SeanLamb-I-Am]

I've been watching your coverage of this eruption since about Christmas, and just want to pass on a massive "thank you!" for the work you've been putting into these videos. It's been fascinating to watch and the intelligent commentary is a perfect accompaniment to the images. THANK YOU!!!

[@jxtpsd]

I could watch a live stream of those vents bubbling ALLLLLL day long. So cool!

[@taiyoctopus2958]

The most amazing part about these videos is still that this is not a real person talking... but a synthesized voice. Not to take away from Hawai'i island's amazing natural beauty and aloha XD

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Thanks for the update!! It's nice to have a good source for compiled information on the activity. Again, thanks Big Island Video News Team, you ALL kick ass :) Love from Toronto.

[@Kermeous]

Whoever writes the script for these, edits and voices it doesn't get enough credit. This could easily be super boring. But the matter of fact-ness and way video comes together is super informative and interesting

[@HenhousetheRed]

The voice is synthetic.

[@knotshure8806]

I've been hooked on these updates since just after Christmas. Thank you !

[@chriscooper654]

Fascinating and appreciated.

[@suhrim6666]

Thanks for posting this. I love your videos.

[@chrystianasailer]

Aloha and Mahalos for keeping us all updated here !!!

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Thank you for your continuing coverage of this with the INCREDIBLE video and very appreciated technical relation of data.

[@BassD77]

A synthesized voice was utilized?? If that's the case , I need that software!

[@shadoedog77]

I know, right!

[@danielschmaderer]

It’s really good.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

Haven't you talked to a robo agent for some company? You can talk to them and the only easy sign it's not a person is they laugh whenever you confuse the software.

[@danielschmaderer]

@@Psychol-Snooper I asked where they were based out of and they said they couldn’t answer it but would gladly forward me to their representative to answer the question. Fun times with the robo callers.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

@@danielschmaderer If you ask them if they are a real person they will never confirm nor deny, they are evasive and just giggle. It's actually fun to talk to them.

[@natehocks9642]

I really like the quality of these videos. Keep up the good work! I'm really enjoying following this story and the way you cover it

[@americannomadnews5370]

It'd be cool to have this caldera surrounded by 360 cameras mounted eight or ten of them all the way around and just monitor day and night with time lapse photography and then you could get a real sense of every change every event.

[@JesseH]

I am highly impressed by everything all of you are doing to put all of this together. Excellent work 😎👍

[@robertkreiling1746]

Once again , Thank You for this timely update

[@SongMom8]

That collapse... WOW!

[@nwliving]

Thanks so much for this series. Informative and simple.

[@seymoorepoone9512]

Thank you for the update. I guess this is a slow but continuous eruption. Not a sudden powerful one.

[@rokn3rd]

great updates - have been following for the last 2 weeks. Good technical content as well, dont spare the detail. thanks Big Island Video News peeps.

[@Grim_Beard]

Thank you for these clear, non-technical updates. It's fascinating to watch this develop.

[@Princessjasmineeee]

I enjoy that you’re keeping us updated much appreciation it definitely looks beautiful but remains deathly all at once

[@angryatheist]

Love these videos dude I’m subscribing right after this .... this is hypnotic

[@LinkaBellGAME]

Still wild this is a synthesized voice rather than an actual person talking- excellent as always.

[@westonforced-last-name-dis3560]

WAIT WHAT? I didn't know that??

[@lozart7965]

Bs

[@YorkshireD1]

I know it says that in the description but I find it hard to believe. If it's real then the future is frightening. Not too distant future at that

[@LinkaBellGAME]

@@YorkshireD1 i agree! it's so fascinating for sure.

[@johnray4509]

I love these updates. Thank you.

[@nancybalog5157]

Excellent coverage. Answered a lot of my questions.

[@robertmetzger1753]

Thanks for posting the latest News !!

[@zainabsiddiqui7358]

Thank you from Scotland.

[@coinslotsandjoysticks2572]

Better than the news footage

[@kimberlysmith258]

Great video, amazingly informational!

[@willyounger9772]

Very very cool. Thanks for keeping this going.

[@bradmcclellandQWERTY]

Thank you computer voice for telling us about the changes in the active vent on the lava lake in Hawaii in the Pacific ocean on the planet earth.

[@jimmydickson8854]

Thanks for the report

[@smacksman]

Strangely beautiful.

[@Ulvetann]

Awesome footage!

[@elizabethabbott9177]

Thank you for the tremendous article and amazing photographs. Here in Norfolk UK, we have nothing like this so it is absolutely fascinating to observe in the calm of one's sitting room.

[@user-sp8kb3is5w]

Great videos!

[@marycerullo6616]

Love the varied aspects of the eruption

[@JaneDoe-ij4ls]

Thank you.

[@iamqotl]

Excellent reporting

[@winfriedbauer2280]

So great how you share this with us! Amazing to see! I assume only the scientists get to see this in person, so this is the next best thing!

[@okeydokey3120]

Thank you

[@themeankanin]

Again, i can not belive this is a synthesized voice, it 's so impressive, but so scary as well.

[@Ceci_et_Cela]

Beautiful!

[@yourexcellency7774]

Excellent video

[@asformeandmyhousewewillser2290]

My Lava Lamp is a lot less dangerous. Your voice is very calming, which is why I'm watching. 😌❤😉 God bless you.

[@canadianuserthe]

We are living in end times

[@sunnysied713]

@@canadianuserthe Then we're very lucky to have a front row seat to the end of the world. Don't worry, though. People have been saying the 'End is Near' for centuries. Hasn't happened yet :(

[@coreygibson15]

that voice is a robot

[@canadianuserthe]

Remember this conversation

[@naga4088]

It's really interesting ... I am watching from past 1 month

[@ralphlamao]

Hey whoever's doing the voiceover for these videos I just want to tell you that you're doing a great job.

[@ralphlamao]

@@pprrzzeemmo uh holy shit. i thought i was of the party that robots would never fool me, but it has already happened

[@lindawellinghoff5432]

Great video.

[@dardar1862]

Very cool thanks!

[@robbhahn8897]

Lava is Fun to watch....unless it's in your front yard.

[@toddbowers418]

the Leilani Gardens folks would totally agree. Soothing and beautiful in one moment, terrifying and deadly the next.

[@Smi7h1sH3r3]

wow, thanks for the updates! Miss home, but man, Pele is restless lol. Would be great if we could get a diagram that gave a sense of scale!!! Hard to get that just through numbers and flybys....thanks!!

[@daymal2717]

Man! That raw audio of lava flow at the end of this video is borderline orgasmic to my ears.

[@aMh3c9]

Man this Looks beautiful.

[@TheCactusMage]

I know volcanoes are dangerous and whatnot, but I find it *_extremely_* satisfying to watch eruptions like this.

[@HoneyMooseyFace]

It was really cool to hear the sound at the end of the video.

[@katherineg9396]

Just fascinating. Thanks.

[@TheAngieIshmael]

This is so interesting. Greetings from Seattle

[@tennified6600]

subbed for the synthesized voice

[@kevysrandomstuff5835]

keep these coming await for your next posting

[@twstf8905]

Awesome 👍

[@wallykoszyk2734]

Thanks

[@solveigandersson7827]

tank you

[@sirichaithongyim7944]

Wow​ amazing​

[@hamiltonshangar]

Something about lava flow that is just so Beautiful 🤩

[@randysmith6493]

your photo telemetry is very nice. Cool

[@classicalsrock]

I come on hoping to see these updates it's amazing to watch

[@Blingram87]

I've been watching these videos like a show. Can't wait to see what happens next...

[@bethking9830]

Spectacular!

[@kaylawuvscookies]

Real life lava lamp. Love it!

[@materialman66]

Excellent presentation. It would be great to see video of the second vent opening. Don’t they have a 24 hr camera on the western vent area? Even at Low Rez it would be very informative to show any signs that future vents may be reaching the surface. Keep up the good work.

[@shalahrahim4000]

Abosultley Beautiful

[@jacobriddle7230]

What synthesizer software do you use

[@GoingtoHecq]

Great vid

[@efethecaptain6]

This is beautiful

[@imbwildrd3693]

When I watch this I think of how many eruptions had to happen and how long they had to erupt to create all the land on the face of the earth (including land covered by oceans, seas, and ice). Watching this is just a tiny peek into the window of that process. Amazing. Geology is a very 'deep' science.

[@graemecrowther.7557]

Nature is awesome, and all powerful.

[@margritkaminsky1470]

Magnificent!

[@lexsanderz]

This sounds awesome. Good Bot.

[@memoriespast1499]

Made my day

[@henrie1263]

GREETING FROM @kedaimatmoen INDONESIA Thanks for sharing the videos

[@valentinfermus134]

Very important video power nature

[@EchoMirage72]

I love this. We're watching new earth be created before our very eyes. It's captivating. I also want to be in the middle of the lava fountain.

[@DeeplyStill]

Very interesting