Kilauea Eruption Update: Lava Lake Slowly Rises (Jan. 8, 2021)

[@kurth5597]

0:25 the interaction of the helicopter's shadow going from the rim to the crater floor and back, really help put the scale of the lake into perspective.

[@heyhey97777]

HOLY

[@PWingert1966]

The dome is as big in volume as four of my apartments stacked in a 2x2 four apartment block.

[@zecuse]

Given the distance to the floor, that shadow is probably at most half the size it was at the rim. Shadows will shrink the further they are from the object since light has more time to bend around it. Still HUGE nonetheless.

[@madisonmartell8462]

Dammmmmn thanks for pointing that out!!!

[@kurth5597]

Yep. When I first heard the lava lake island described as 7 acres, I was surprised. I thought it looked to be maybe the size of an American football field. After noticing the helo's shadow I can see the island is indeed serval acres in size.

[@theexpress7448]

Why is lava so mesmerizing? I’ve always been fascinated by it

[@rondarawson6236]

It reminds me of of a campfires cinders burning down...love it..❤

[@punkvoid9957]

Same. However I'm the Vader that walked away from the chimp empire, so didn't fight Obi wan or end up in lava.... The mask is for fun

[@froggleggers1805]

yes

[@michellesmile6882]

It really is it makes want to jump in it and play with all that goo..😂

[@ElementalMaker]

Always look forward to your videos. No politics, no BS, just an update on an active volcano and the scientific considerations around its current eruption.

[@aSinisterKiid]

I find the updates fascinating to watch. It's not often we get to watch an active volcano change and morph over time. It's incredible footage. And even more interesting, I just found out the narration is synthesized.

[@micixduda]

No politics, so why imperial system? We all know metric is easier for calculations!

[@aSinisterKiid]

@@micixduda Because in america we use imperial. It's that simple. For any american who has been using imperial for their entire life, it is not easier to suddenly switch over to metric. Every nut and bolt in our stores, every ruler, every tape measure, every tool etc etc is all in imperial. So we would literally have to swim against the current to suddenly start using metric. It's just not second nature when we have been using imperial for our entire lives. It's the exact same thing as saying to you, just use imperial it's easier for calculations. Because for us, it is easier. So why don't you change and use imperial instead of trying to make other people conform to your wishes? I don't mean any disrespect I am just making a point.

[@micixduda]

@@aSinisterKiid Lots of humans used imperial, but then they found a better way.

[@aSinisterKiid]

@@micixduda that's your opinion. lol.

[@CarrieLuikens]

Wow the double rainbow over the crater and lava lake was really cool!

[@starrlynn2523]

Where did you see that?

[@kng3785]

Truly appreciate your more holistic and educational approach. Many mahalos 🤙

[@emrazum]

How does this channel do a better job at reporting than everyone in MSM? Wish I had something like this for my local area, amazing work

[@OrangeBlood485]

I had the pleasure and honor to fly over the volcano 2 years ago when it was erupting and draining into the ocean

[@TannerSwizel]

My Brain: "A rainbow added to the scenery... Scientists continue to closely monitor the rainbow"

[@ionaedwards6703]

That's rainbow has been showing up all over the world lately I've been looking at it and also free also is active am from St Vincent and the Grenadines

[@karendixon401]

😂😂😂

[@kennethlgabriel]

This comment tickles me so much! 🤣

[@echoberson]

"... For safety reasons."

[@youmebrad]

TY Big Island Video News. You put these reports together very well and I look forward to each one.

[@nicholasmaternowski2462]

I have been sharing these videos with my sixth graders as we start class each day. Super cool resource! I love these and I think most of the kids think it’s cool too. The rest are happy not to be doing work for a minute lol.

[@danielschmaderer]

Blow their minds by telling them that the narrative is only a synthesizer.

[@MarvinMakesArt]

You are the best kind of teacher

[@MrSvenovitch]

There's nothing cool about this. It's all friggin HOT!

[@mrspaulsen1717]

My first grade students love it too- we pause and talk through the vocabulary, but the pictures are incredible!

[@Dachdogoriginal]

As a kid I always appreciated videos. I was a visual learner. Kudos to you for adding that. It is an excellent teaching method. Kids get brain fatigue after about 10-15 minutes. Moving while learning is also highly effective.b

[@lorrieannesilvey474]

Thank you so much for this information. I am very much interested in this volcano. I have been watching it over news feeds for over 40 years. This place is the best information I have seen. Again thank you to those who make this possible.

[@LakeStateRailfan]

1:32 Oh, there's the Eye of Sauron.

[@KingTheRat]

Maybe eye of Smaug?

[@eanovak8429]

Dome fountain. Very cool.

[@gforce809]

starting to look forward to these updates, good evening from the uk

[@shanedaley6236]

I really like these videos I'm glad KZbin just randomly wanted me to see one

[@WiseSnake]

That voice synthesizer is really good. Not gonna lie.

[@danielschmaderer]

Right. It fooled me and recently discovered a few videos back that it was only synthesized.

[@LiLi-or2gm]

No kidding! I'd like to know what synth is used, is it a Vocaloid voice?

[@toysareforboys1]

@@LiLi-or2gm I'd like to know too!

[@GrimCitizen]

So it’s not a person? Shit, it sounds real

[@Mp57navy]

@@GrimCitizen So real you can hear it breathe between sentences. Amazing.

[@thangnguyen02]

2020: I'm bbaaadddd... 2021: Hold my year.

[@pinkpearl8130]

I've been enjoying the narration in your recent videos. Hard to believe it's a synthesized voice!

[@craigb9241]

I didn't realize it was synthetic. Wow.

[@hawkeyebirdman]

He has a lisp. This is an actual human voice.

[@pinkpearl8130]

@@hawkeyebirdman Then why would they say they use a synthesized voice in the description of this video?

[@hawkeyebirdman]

@@pinkpearl8130 Use your ears. He has a lisp. It's a real persons voice, in this video.

[@maxnaz47]

@@hawkeyebirdman It's based on the recordings of an actual voice but it's entirely assembled and accentuated by a computer, the same as Siri or Alexa. The fact that you perceive a lisp means nothing.

[@OleOlson]

These videos are the best. I look forward to every Kilauea post

[@joannmartinez8295]

Amazing views of kilauea's continued eruption, the inward collapse of the cone in the end was really interesting.

[@bigmike4737]

I really appreciate the updates. Thank you.

[@DulceN]

This is magnificent and mesmerizing, I could be watching for hours.

[@spvcegxd]

As a dude from LA, I love these videos so much. It’s so cool to see the volcanic activity on another reach of this minuscule, yet relatively humongous planet of ours!

[@wilting_alocasia]

You have a very peaceful voice for news reading!

[@chalcedonyclapper1216]

2:52 that shot is epic! Thanks for the updates :)

[@Bradlee297]

I had no idea this was a synthesized voice. I think it sounded great. Made me pay attention

[@Blubb5000]

That's Washington DC, right?

[@rebelwithoutaclue8164]

Wish

[@greg9403]

Yes our country under Biden.

[@kcpaperrockscissors8497]

volcano hungry.... feed it the swamp creatures... why you want to make volcano sick??? haaahaaaa

[@greg9403]

@@OppoOppo-zp6ok Sorry we are at work. Unlike you living in your mommy's basement on welfare.

[@keshavdawra12]

Greg you dont seem too good at forecasting future so leave it to the future itself. Neither is this video any nearly related to politics so such discussions are likely unentertained here i would say.

[@RIXRADvidz]

YIKES !! I drove on that road! We drove all the way around the crater, stopped on the south side, continued around to Volcano House. Seeing it like this is disturbing. the broken road.

[@Sashazur]

Pretty sure that damage on that road is from at least a few years ago.

[@Dachdogoriginal]

Yes, it is crazy to see this now. That crater is absolutely massive. And to see it filling up like that is amazing.

[@rondarawson6236]

Disturbing..??? Hawaii is built on volcanic structures.....now you think its disturbing...that's like saying I live in California on the fault line and we had an earthquake....its disturbing.....🤯

[@Cuuniyevo]

@@rondarawson6236 disturb: tr. v. 1. To break up or destroy the tranquility or settled state of. That seems like an apt description of what volcanoes and earthquakes do. ;)

[@MaryALucas]

Thank you for sharing, much appreciated.

[@kennethyoung9032]

Aloha I was there in 1989 and it’s still going 🌋 I’ll never forget that helicopter 🚁 ride🤙

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

Why can't all synthetic voiceovers sound like this? It's 2021 and most obscure videos still have Microsoft Sam narrating stuff.

[@JoeBeaudette]

You may be trolling but I have no doubt that’s a real person 😂

[@Sakky_wakky]

@@JoeBeaudette from the description A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story. Video and photos are from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

[@intingwithzoe5715]

I am not entirely sure if this is not a real human talking...

[@luc8263]

@@intingwithzoe5715 yust biden 's prediction Prognose dark winter is comming. For real

[@intingwithzoe5715]

@@luc8263 well i dont quite understand what you wanna tell me with THAT sentence tho... you can tell me in french if thats easier for you i can understand it

[@jophenix2250]

This is, somehow very relaxing from where I am and, I need this right now. 26 floors up in a condo → Quarantine Lockdown in Toronto, Canada. Thank you :]

[@Mental_Image]

Idk why but I love following these updates

[@KittyPurrsMistress]

Great video with excellent narration

[@rausebreadboys9366]

Mauna loa: wow nice view and I see Kilauea erupting again...WHAT THE Kilauea: uh surprise

[@bradmcclellandQWERTY]

Great reporting on the lava lake with its photogenic 16 foot tall lava dome coming from a probable hidden lava vent on the island of Hawaii in the center of the Pacific ocean on the planet earth.I hope they pay you lots of money for the great reporting you do.

[@twstf8905]

Amazing 👍

[@jonc1736]

Really cool stuff. Great channel.

[@dlwatib]

Again I must note the excellence of the computer generated voice. Perfect! I couldn't tell it from a human voice.

[@vhhawk]

Concise, informative reporting. Thank you.

[@kennycarter5682]

How long till the lake over fills onto the down dropped block zone?

[@jerrellkull5347]

That was a totally awesome shot when that vent looked like a very angry eye!

[@georgeisaak5321]

Amazing video ! At this point we need to think what we know about volcanoes and their eruptions, all the knowledge comes to us thank to people who risk their lives so science gets updated but also ultimately so we can get a warning and get the hell out if needed. Huge respect to them all from the bottom of my heart , may God bless them and protect them all the time !

[@TheRetirednavy92]

scary but beautiful.

[@writer125]

Ain't technology great? We can all see this from a safe distance. That was amazing to watch. Thanx for posting this.

[@leighb.8508]

Thank you for professional information.

[@JaneDoe-ij4ls]

Thank you🧡

[@hiitsme6829]

OMG How awesome to watch!! Nature is calling out!!

[@erictaylor5462]

That picture from 1917, whoever took it was right on the shore of the lake. He must have been really hot!

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Surprised the fumes didn’t get him. Not sure an old gas mask would do the job there.

[@TheTylerJWalker]

I had the great opportunity of taking that picture in 1917.

[@TheTylerJWalker]

Totally just trolling the person that felt the need to tell us they were one of the thousands of tourists to flock to Hawaii to take a helicopter tour of people losing their homes......obviously not my picture.....I'm 34.

[@erictaylor5462]

@@TheTylerJWalker Please sir, I am an amputee. My leg will come off if you pull it like that.

[@erictaylor5462]

@@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin You do know they had gas masks in 1917 capable of protecting against mustard gas, right?

[@danielscottburke]

Absolutely Stunning 🖤

[@AmericanCitizens]

thats a great way to start off 2021..

[@DanishGSM]

Thanks so much for the video

[@LiLi-or2gm]

Spectacular video!

[@ninline2000]

Awesome reporting.

[@DeborahLong7777]

Great video!!!

[@Sashazur]

What software/service was used for the synthesized voice? It’s really high quality, I thought it was a real person.

[@donl9571]

At one point you can clearly hear it inhale before speaking, just like a real person

[@hugmynutus]

99% sure it is Google Cloud Text-To-Speech `en-US-Wavenet-I`. Sounds pretty similar.

[@aSinisterKiid]

@@donl9571 It's in the video description that the narration is synthesized

[@aSinisterKiid]

@@JackHudler no it isn't. It tells you in the video description it's synthesized.

[@laude1]

I love these updates :D

[@michellesmile6882]

Love this..Nature is so beautiful..🤗

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Wow, here we go again. Good luck!

[@josephwilliams5292]

The only news I care about

[@christuttle3980]

Great video thanks

[@idrisnaama693]

That was very satisfying to see at the end

[@ladyjan2936]

Pretty much shows the state of our precious world!

[@LiLi-or2gm]

A state that has lasted a few billion years so far.

[@efethecaptain6]

That's really pleasant to watch

[@Ulvetann]

Wow, It has grown a lot in only a couple of days.

[@harryjessen]

They should do something with those potholes on the roads.

[@Dachdogoriginal]

Lol

[@punkvoid9957]

Looking beautiful... The lava. Seen many rainbow's & bored of them, unless it's a sulfur volcano then it'd be my firsy

[@XX-sp3tt]

Someone tell the volcano to watch its carbon footprint.

[@rondarawson6236]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wallamazoo01]

The 22 other volcanoes too. They're killing our ozone! Much to blame!

[@Psychol-Snooper]

The sulfur dioxide it's releasing will actually help cool the planet a bit. One method we could potentially use to counter global warming would be to add huge amounts of the gas into the atmosphere, though it would turn the sky gray forever. Goodbye blue sky!

[@daos3300]

X X lol, would not surprise me in the least if some quarter-witted climate denying billionaire tried to sue the planet

[@Sucio3]

From Hawaii to DC the whole thing bout to blow!

[@froggleggers1805]

It's beautiful!

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Does anyone know how they determine the depth of a lake of lava? Serious question. I assume it didn’t start off bone dry, or it would be easy to tell the depth of the lava. I also assume that they must therefore apply some mathematical model and don’t actually put a big dipstick (and I can think of a few!) down into the lava until he/she/they/it touches bottom. Or do they have sonar-like equivalents for lava that can take such measurements? Aside from practical measuring issues, doesn’t the bottom keep melting and reforming, making the depth a constantly changing variable? To a statistically significant degree? Or do they just ‘ballpark’ the whole thing because precision isn’t practically achievable or necessary? I’m obviously not a volcanologist, just curious about random things in yt videos and thought I’d ask. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Patfettx]

It's kind of hard to imagine the scale of this thing, without being there and without any kind of reference. There should be a guy next to the lava lake so we can have a better feel...

[@kugangles9860]

I hope he's fireproof

[@stevek5332]

You're volunteering, right? 😉

[@josephwilliams5292]

Look at the shadow of the helicopter at 0:25

[@greg9403]

That island of lava is 7 acres big.

[@Patfettx]

@@stevek5332 There are suits designed to get close to it. Most people would like to go in space but rarely do you hear of someone wanting to go near a volcano or lava lake. It's not space but I'm sure it's impressive, breathtaking, literally. You think they offer tours?

[@waynelkduarte45]

Glad to see Tutu Pele settling in

[@fgllc]

As a geological lay person I am wondering A) What are the effects on the other faults/lava channels below the growing pool from the increased vertical static pressure caused by many hundreds of feet of lava above and B) has this erruption caused any changes in the sub surface volcanos off the coast of the island?

[@LifeSizedCity]

So great to watch and hear. Love it. But since only under five countries on the planet still use the old Imperial system, it would great if you included metric measurements as well, in the narration, so 7 billion people can understand the scale. :-)

[@RogerWKnight]

Throw the Ring in, Frodo!

[@borisobrucicov8630]

That was awesome.

[@terryrose843]

Mother Nature is awesome !

[@varsityathlete9927]

What software is used to make the voice. "A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story."

[@KevyMotorSport]

how many months till it over flows or will the pressure make it breakout underground back to the rift zone that being no 8

[@f_r_e_d]

I wanna see this in person. Who can host me? I can cook, clean, and paint

[@jjejet]

Me too!

[@dgronzega8073]

yeah, but how do you look in a frilly apron? 😉

[@jonfrom827]

I can

[@the6ig6adwolf]

You can come over to my place......but I don't live in Hawaii. Lemme know.

[@jennifere5688]

Beautiful

[@Vanished_Mostly]

0:25 Is that a drone or helicopter shadow? Knowing which will help me grasp the scale of what I'm looking at.

[@phugemawl]

Chain of Craters Road was closed when I was there in 1988 >>> same lava flow as today

[@PWingert1966]

How long before iThe lava island is cool enough to build a condominium project on? This is one of the few times where they are making more land! We need to take advantage of it right away! 😁

[@Erin-Thor]

No time lapse? That’d be so cool to see!

[@charlottenasise5105]

Prayers no more damage and prayers for the residence.

[@pexe9873]

Good report thanks hot baths nearby?

[@classicalsrock]

How hot would the air be directly above the solid island?

[@onair141]

Interesting that we’re watching mountains form within the lava lake right before our eyes, small, but effective for thinking.

[@SKOLAH]

Where can I get a synth voice as good as this?

[@ellorial]

Beautiful, what magnificent beauty

[@sadiasith]

Didn't know Robin from Teen Titans got into narrating volcanic activity. Good for him!

[@user-ys9to2ie7k]

and I urge you to take a close look at the craters on the moon, to see how in fact they are flat on the top like that of a cooled Lava Lake. And sometimes there is remnants and they are not always in the center and this is evident as we have seen this Lava Lake continue its process.

[@fourbypete]

What would happen if they dropped a stick of explosive on the side of the caldera, would it collapse onto the vent blocking it?

[@taminsocal3084]

Demonic Pregnancies still happening as of 1-9-21. 12:32AM_PST. To whom it may concern, here's His law: 1. Thou shalt not murder 2. Ye shall not prostitute yourself w other other gods 3. Do not bow down to false gods nor worship them 4. Do not serve Satan, to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, ye are that one's slaves. We are no longer to be slaves to sin, but slaves to God. 5. Thus you shall deal with them, you shall destroy their altars...no pagan altars of human sacrifices, only holy righteous altars that are of Christ.

[@gtizzle101]

When is it gonna overflow

[@kit2130]

The more it rises the more I’d be preparing to leave...

[@emf3391]

🤓👍fascinating!🌋

[@scorpionking4012]

Si the mountain is eracting?

[@mr2gti]

No way is that a Synth voice!? That's mental.

[@davemelzer185]

My thoughts as well but technology has pretty well got us beat.