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Dead vegetation surrounded by fresh lava observed on Hawaiian Volcano Observatory overflight at ~10:30 a.m. HST, September 16, 2024

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Dead trees and vegetation are surrounded by freshly erupted lava west of Nāpau Crater on the remote middle East Rift Zone of Kīlauea, within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. This eruption likely occurred between approximately 9–10 p.m. HST on September 15.  USGS photo by M. Zoeller. 

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