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Flow front continues advancing northeast, triggers brush fire

Satellite image shows update on flow front position

Slow advancement of flow front continues

First, it was Tropical Storm Iselle. Now, it's lava wending its way down the slope of Kīlauea toward housing subdivisions and essential infrastructure...

Slow-moving surface breakouts extend flow front a short distance

Slow-moving breakouts remain active behind stalled flow front

Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō and the June 27th lava flow

Much scientific study has been done to determine what types of eruptions produce long lava flows. In the 1970s, a very simple idea seemed to guide...

Leading edge of June 27th flow stalls, but activity persists near flow front

Satellite image shows continued activity near June 27th flow front