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Plume turns from bright white to reddish-brown.

Last week's "Volcano Watch" detailed the development of the new gas vent - and small explosive eruption - on the south wall of Halema`uma`u Crater.

There is now continuous emission of ash from the new gas vent in Halema‘uma‘u Crater, turning the formerly white cloud of fume a dusty-brown color.

2008 will be known as the year that Kīlauea Volcano had a mid-life crisis. After 25 years of almost continuous, effusive eruption from its east rift...

At 2:58 a.m. HST on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, a small explosion occurred at Halema‘uma‘u Crater at the summit of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawai‘i Volcanoes...

A prominent new gas vent broke through the lower east wall of Halema‘uma‘u this week, doubling the already elevated level of sulfur dioxide gas being...

Last week was a family reunion of sorts, as Pele met her sister, Namakaokaha`i, when lava from Kīlauea Volcano entered the ocean for the first time...

Now that lava flows have reached the ocean below Royal Gardens subdivision, the concern 7 months ago of lava pouring northeast from a new vent toward...

After a few brief forays into the upper reaches of the Royal Gardens subdivision over the last several weeks, the Thanksgiving Eve Breakout (TEB) flow...

When the crust of the earth is subjected to great forces, such as the weight of the Hawaiian Islands or the forceful intrusion of magma, it can bend...