Videos

Lava slowly rafts plate of crust downstream. Width of plate of crust, about 1 m.

Rapidly flowing single toe of lava at front of flow 440 m seaward of Paliuli. Other videos on this day focus on similar toes. Sound was turned off during the imaging. For scale, flowing lava in all clips is 1-3 m wide.

Sheet of lava pouring from inflating flow. Note wrinkling, moving crust.

Single toe in action. Note concentric wrinkes forming at bottom of view.

Low-angle view of fluid toe spreading out. Note moving dark crust on distant part of toe.

Fluid lava leaks from inside crusted front of cascade.

Breaking and tumbling crust on slabby flow front.

More disruption of slabby flow front.

More disruption of slabby flow front.

Lava pours down pre1995 sea cliff. See stills above for more information. Note large file size. Warning: turn down your sound; lots of wind noise.

20 Years of Eruption at Kilauea and Waiting for Mauna Loa

by Don Swanson,Volcanologist, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

Lava falling over sea cliff into water at western group of entries.

Close-up of lava falls and steam cloud generated by lava entering water.

Lava falls into sea from western two entries at Highcastle. Entry started within past several hours. Listen to the "plop, plop" sounds as lava drips hit water.

Telephoto of lava dropping into the sea.

Close view of lava spilling over the lip of Wilipe`a sea cliff.

Close view of wave crashing over lava in the surf zone.

Lava spills over Wilipe`a sea cliff and across boulders into the sea.

Lava cascades down sea cliff on July 19, 2002, 3.5 hours after Mother's Day flow reached to the sea.

A`a lava flow on 23 February

USGS scientists C. Dan Miller, Don Mullineaux, Mike Doukas, Norm Banks, Don Swanson, and Richard Waitt talk about their experiences at Mount St.