Watch the Kilauea Volcano Eruption LIVE | Live Science

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted with huge lava fountains, lava bombs and toxic gas – and you can watch it all live.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) is Live streaming the outburst on his YouTube channel. Thousands of people watched the livestream, which focused on the northwestern rim of the caldera – the cauldron-like area at the top of a volcano.

Kilauea volcano The eruption began at 2:20 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time (7:20 a.m. EST) on Monday (December 23), according to an update to the website USGS website. Shortly after the eruption began, Kilauea began spewing lava and other materials.

“At 4:30 a.m., lava fountains as high as 80 meters (262 feet) were observed,” USGS officials wrote. “Molten material, including lava bombs, is ejected from vents in the caldera floor to the western edge of the caldera, within the closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.”

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The Kilauea volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and has been erupting almost continuously for more than 30 years. Located on Hawaii’s Big Island, the volcano makes up about 14% of the island’s land area and rises 4,190 feet (1,227 meters) above sea level, Live Science previously reported.

USGS offers several views of Kilauea Peak Live webcams. In some cases, the cameras record in places that are not open to the public because it is not safe to visit, they say USGS.

The eruption activity is currently limited to the summit region. As of 6:30 a.m. HST (11:30 a.m. EST), the eruption in the crater had stabilized and there were no threats to infrastructure.

The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has lowered Kilauea Volcano’s alert level from “Warning” to “Watch.” However, USGS determined that volcanic gas produced by the eruption still poses a hazard.

“The primary hazard of current concern is high concentrations of volcanic gas, which may have widespread impacts downwind (generally southwest) of the peak,” the USGS wrote.

Kīlauea Volcano, Hawaii (Crater Halemaʻumaʻu) – YouTube

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