Kilauea Volcano Eruption Update; New Eruption Begins, 442 Acres Covered by Lava

[@GeologyHub]

“This eruption should last at least a week”. Well that aged poorly. Edit: And the eruption is back again after an 18 hour pause!

[@Dranzerk8908]

What do you mean? It hasn't been one day yet..

[@00Pottus00]

You are missing an interesting parallel and possibility here; there is major drain back event that occurred so there is a possibility here we might see something similar to the 1959 Iki eruption behavior. Now of course volcanos are unpredictable so anything we say we always have to take it as a grain of salt to ourselves! I just always look at things like this; any reasonable outcome is possible so that doesn't mean any are wrong it just means they didn't happen that way this time around.

[@Onemoreguygettingold]

It's already ceased. There was a lot of lava this morning though.

[@marshallpeters1437]

​@Dranzerk8908 it already stopped lol

[@dancooper8551]

LOL! Just saw that on the UsGS site. Our esteemed planet plays by its own rules.😎

[@Me3stR]

That was Quick! Same Day reporting. Thank you for your hard work on getting these current events on YT so quickly.

[@TheBleuakuma]

Pro ball rubber

[@kamaeq]

Almost had to, I've seen three other videos pop up earlier, but I was waiting for this one...

[@TyphoonVstrom]

I don't know what amazes me more- the fact that lava can be so low viscosity, or the fact we are all floating around on it.

[@Petrvsco]

Excellent diagram at 2:31 showing silica content, viscosity of lavas, and examples of volcanoes! Great content!

[@MihzvolWuriar]

That's pretty "old" in the channel, he's using it for at least a year, but indeed, great diagram, he also has a more detailed diagram of lava which classifies not only silica but also other minerals, this channel isn't the top volcano reporting channel for nothing, it's great content for sure.

[@Petrvsco]

@ thanks for letting me know! I will check some of his older content.

[@davidcranstone9044]

I'm not sure if Tim is posting tomorrow but in case he doesn't - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Tim and everyone, and thanks Tim for another year of truly exceptional reporting. 👏🎄

[@user-pw6ei2mn7x]

Agree 💯 % 🍀🍀🍀

[@xwiick]

Thanks for all the hard work on these videos!

[@jacksonkruse1794]

Went to view the eruption today. First time seeing lava. Amazing experience

[@ut000bs]

I was just thinking back when I used to smoke cigarettes I lit quite a few of them with lava. What a world.

[@TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx]

Thanks as always, Geology Hub!

[@ivycantu5006]

Thank you so much 💜

[@arctan2010]

Santa noticed Geologists have been working hard all year so he gave them an early Christmas present. Happy Holidays! 🎄

[@davidcranstone9044]

And thank you Santa 😃

[@sykescalvin09]

It's always amazing to me just how fluid this kind of lava is.

[@MLA-TUBE]

Excellent coverage as always

[@robinguertin574]

Thank you, GH. Merry Christmas!

[@elizabethsmith3416]

Thank you for keeping us posted 💜 Happy Holidays to you & yours ❤

[@erinmac4750]

Wow! I haven't been paying attention! Thanks for your's, as well as you great explanations. I will sharing this with my students. I wish you and your family a safe and Merry Christmas, as well as an awesome New Year! 💜🌋🎄🎆 Happy Holidays, everyone! 🎆🌍💚✌️😸

[@MitchLaFortune]

Awesome coverage. Thanks!

[@elizabethwarman9028]

Nature at it's best.

[@BrandonFox720]

I was eagerly awaiting this video 😁

[@Sheri-sb1yr]

442 ACRES....PERFECT.❤

[@gentrelane]

Beautiful

[@thrutheblinders]

I really, really enjoy your work. Thank you.

[@mari3489]

🎉🎉HAPPY CHRISTMAS 🎄 🎄 🎉

[@walaways]

Merry Christmas!

[@kennycarter5682]

a perfect christmas present for a geologist... a safe to view effusive eruption.

[@rainydaylady6596]

I just finished reading a book called "Eruption" by Patterson and Crighton about Mauna Loa erupting (fiction). It was so great reading it because I've learned so much from watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Happy Holidays Everyone! 😃🖖❤️

[@cailieravn3718]

Hi Tim Thanks for all the great videos you have shared this year! Wish you a Marry Christmas and a happy new year! Greetings from a petreon member for almost 2 years Cailie Ravn from 🇩🇰

[@srf2112]

I lived 7 miles from the caldera in Volcano when the 2018 eruption happened. We got lucky as the tradewinds held and the vog mostly went out over the Ka'u plain. Being mid winter it sounds like the kona (counter-trade) winds are blowing which would blow the vog towards closer populations and over where I lived. It irritates your throat and eyes and kills the plants. I'm glad I'm not there.

[@susandavidson1691]

Arrrghhhhh wish you would do LONGER videos ❤

[@BL-zi9wb]

I was literally there a week ago and now I'm really really annoyed that I didn't get to see it.

[@patriciamueller3986]

Awesome! ❤😊

[@kevinconrad6156]

I used to have a boss whose first name was Kilauea. Great video again.

[@jacobcharters6614]

Safe to say Kilauea has fully rebuilt its magma chamber now with it starting to get more frequent in eruptions before the devastating 2018 caldera collapse and eruption

[@FutureMaster999]

Interesting bew eruption! Kilauea is definitely an interesting volcano.

[@bukboefidun9096]

Quite the eruption.

[@ut000bs]

The main reason I chose geophysics over astrophysics right here.

[@israelSamuel-ur4vq]

2024 was a weird and great looking year for humens and nature🌲

[@mariansadowski2878]

The living Earth. Always amazes me. Glad not threatening people 🙏

[@rochellegrey905]

I don't get it. I got 2 alerts from THE HVO this morning DOWNGRADING the alert level and aviation code for Kiluaea??

[@davidcranstone9044]

Probably because the eruption is entirely effusive so no threat to aircraft, and entirely confined to the interior of the caldera so no threat to lives or property.

[@PunaSquirrel]

Yessah🤙🏼

[@metarunnermariokart]

My friend is in Hawaii right now for her family's Christmas vacation, so they've got a front-row seat for this eruption

[@caramel-lava3204]

Mt. Kanlaon spewed high amount of ash emmission yesterday.

[@jacquelinebell6201]

Seems like this is similar to Iceland's volcanos, ie not explosive. Just releasing gases and then lava. Its beautiful to watch.

[@Dragrath1]

Assuming you are referring to the Reykjanes volcano(and not one of Iceland's more siliceous volcanoes) Both are tholeiitic(i.e. chemically reduced and thus rich in iron and magnesium that has yet to be oxidized) basaltic volcanoes sourced from a mantle hotspot yeah they tend to be more effusive and calm. I should caution Kilauea on longer timescales has intervals where its eruptions become more explosive the most recent of which was in the early 1900's The USGS showed old footage of one of those eruptions from 1924 on its 100th anniversary. Fissures opening up and releasing pyroclastic flows. Among historically documented eruptions it has produced a VEI 4 in 1790. And Iceland's volcanoes are notoriously dual nature, only the Reykjanes peninsula, one of the newest areas of Iceland, is generally restricted to basaltic eruptions. Among the volcanoes in Eastern and Central Iceland some of those volcanoes which erupt Andesite Dacite Trachyte and Rhyolite. From looking into Iceland's mix of volcanic behavior I know at least one of them, Eyjafjallajökull(I had to look up the spelling lol), has only ever erupted with siliceous explosive volcanism during the Holocene with the least viscous lavas from it being basaltic andesite with andesite or trachyte being more typical. Hekla is also interesting because its eruptions tend to Start with rhyolite transitioning to dacite andesite and eventually basalt suggesting it s eruptions generally expel the contents of a stratified crystal fractionated magma chamber with the volcano being infamous for having only several hours warning before its eruptions.

[@swainscheps]

Time to break out the lava resistant cameras….1:17

[@Boi-GANG]

Raung Volcano in Indonesia has a new eruption today and ash emissions in Canlaon Volcano in the Philippines.

[@Akio-fy7ep]

I am here for the time-lapse lava flow sequences.

[@Jaydenthompson-yq1xk]

I was just there a few days ago

[@allenra530]

Although the eruption stopped after just a few hours, given the volume of the magma chamber, there is plenty of potential for it to resume. Remember that the eruption that started in the 1980's, lasted for more than 20 years.

[@goodwaterhikes]

😎👍

[@00Pottus00]

I don't like how you explained this eruption not being explosive and left out the dynamics of how Kilauea does become explosive.

[@Lessinath]

That would be a good additional video, but isn't great for this one where his goal is clearly just to express current events and hazards.

[@ericfielding2540]

The low viscosity of the Kilauea lava means that it does not produce large explosive eruptions.

[@Lessinath]

@@ericfielding2540 Kilauea does actually sometimes produce explosive eruptions. These explosive eruptions are a documented historical fact. These are most likely driven by groundwater interactions in uncommon circumstances, but viscosity is just one piece of the puzzle when it comes to explosive eruptions. These took place before modern instruments, so uncertainty on *why* it has happened is high, but we know with absolute certainty they do take place. These are usually small, but not always. 1790 was a VEI 4 that killed at least 400 people with pyroclastic flows and surges.

[@ericfielding2540]

@ Yes, interactions with large amounts of water can cause explosive eruptions in basaltic volcanic systems. It would be interesting to know more about what happened in the past at Kilauea. The ice-covered volcanic systems in Iceland famous for their explosive eruptions, but Kilauea is far too close to the equator and not high enough to have any ice. There was a lake in the Kilauea crater for a few years after 2018, but it evaporated without a significant explosion.

[@pandakicker1]

It depends on the viscosity of the lava and how it has formed within the chamber that determines how explosive it can be. Just because previous eruptions have been explosive doesn’t mean every single one will be.

[@whiteknightcat]

FIFTH! Hey Timothy, have you ever done a video on the Shiprock formation in northwestern New Mexico?

[@EatsLikeADuck]

I hope you enjoyed your Festivus @Geologyhub!

[@mclevy8687]

Love your work! I watch nearly every posting. Have you analyzed this striking Guatemala eruption? I'm curious about the initial heavy Smoke River that pours down the right side of the volcano. It doesn't appear to be lava & the rusty color makes me wonder if we're witnessing a heavy iron oxide pour as compared to the yellowish sulfurish plume that rises high above? I look forward to your analysis. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXm9f3-Dg7mlhpI

[@SaintSean]

Momma says: "Tree Of FIRE!"

[@StevenDCook-rl5dg]

I was there two weeks ago. Nothing. I’m over Pele’s fickleness.

[@skpjoecoursegold366]

a Christmas volcano.

[@TheOtherKine]

Make it bigger!!!!! LMAO

[@ThomasistheTwin]

Winter Solstice eruption

[@just_kos99]

First!

[@BackYardScience2000]

You're actually 3rd, but nice try anyways. Here's a cookie. 🍪

[@SandyF_trouble]

​@@BackYardScience2000did your piss blow back on you???😉 Play nice peep.

[@Cerbera66]

🏅💐🎄🕯😊

[@LiamRedmill]

Coronal mass ejection news,perfect synchrony of earth facing sun ejection and volcanic/tectonic activity

[@Dranzerk8908]

They aren't related...lol