Knowing the height of the fountain is 100m it gives a great scale in the crater shots. I have never seen a volcano up close and likely never will. This one is bloody huge!
I’m heading there Sunday & I hope can still see it!!! It will be my first time ever seeing an eruption!!!!!🤞 UPDATE: I was able to see the Kīlauea eruption on Wednesday the 22nd! It started back up right when I got there!
The right most picture at 2:34 looked like something after a visit to a red-light district. Sorry Tim. That is my humor. I truly love your content and geology. I am just a middle-aged man with a 13 year-old's brain.
Yeah it has had an active conduit with tiny spattering during the paused duration which is probably why you can call it a single eruption since it had basically established a tiny lava lake or perhaps lava pond is more appropriate?
I just started editing my footage from Christmas morning. When the wind was calm, you could hear it from three miles away. Looking at the live cam, it's slowing down and barely higher than the cones.
@AnthonyLoconte-u6w that's pretty tall. But how tall in theory could it reach given the things we know about the volcano? The best theoretical number I'm able to come up with is 700m. That's taking the past eruption data as a reference point and giving it a boost with a plausible volume of gasses that are needed for a fountain.
My girlfriend's house in Mountain View had lots of falling Pele's hair because of the south/Kona winds. And the vog was so thick you could cut it with a knife. She told me she could only see about 15ft on the road this morning.
@@ChrisLeonard-np7lh Assuming you are referring to Germany, in fact there are - maars in the Eifel region of NW Germany. Although the individual maars will never erupt again, the volcano field as a whole may. I think GH has done a video on it, but if so it was quite a while ago.
SERIOUSLY!?!?! Two days before we get to Hawaii BI it stopped erupting. We just left Monday and of course it starts erupting again. And during the time we were there the waves were too strong so that we couldn't snorkel. Ugh! One Star.
Thanks for the update, Tim. May I make a suggestion, though? You really ought reduce the precision on the numbers for things like column heights. Instead of “178.4 meters”, say “approximately 175 meters” - - it’s very unlikely that they actually measured it to a tenth of a meter. It’s just an estimated height, so you don’t want to use high precision. Save precise numbers for the times you have precision in the data.
How are pauses in eruptive activity identified differently than an end to an eruptive period? I hope my question makes sense. It seems like pauses could be quite long, so what sets those apart from what would be the overall end? Is this something we only define after the activity is over or are there identifiable measurements or observable behaviors that set them apart?
It seems like these caldera eruptions start on the edge of the caldera, rather than somewhere in the middle. I remember seeing live footage in 2018 where the lava just poured out of a random hole midway up the crater wall.
I would book airbnbs or vbro as you will get good deals. Stay in hpp, orchid lands, or Pahoa as it is cheaper and you are kind of close to town. If you want dry sunny weather and white sand beaches stay In Kona but realize you will pay more. It takes about 2 hours to drive access island. Please drive slowly and be respectful to the land🤙
Accurate information. Although I would like to see your smiling face and your voice as this sounds like AI. It’s fun to go there and hang out even when it’s not erupting but it’s truly spectacular to see it at night. There’s an old building called volcano house with bar and restaurant
@@BackYardScience2000 It is definitely not AI. As you say he has shown his face and narrated to camera on several videos recently, and also he is interviewed at length by Professor Shawn Willsey on Shawn's channel recently - I will post the link below in a few minutes.
Prior to the formation of the current main caldera, in about the year 1500, there was no caldera -- the one that existed had been filled. So lava flows from the summit escaped the area at the top of the volcano and went south all the way to the sea. It would take a long time (decades?) before something similar could happen with the current caldera, given the depth and size.
@@danielskomp9072 Who mentioned metric? I was saying that quoting the height of such a lava fountain to such an accurate degree is not possible. Why not just say approximately 100 metres, and imperial feet aren’t decimalised.
Knowing the height of the fountain is 100m it gives a great scale in the crater shots. I have never seen a volcano up close and likely never will. This one is bloody huge!
I think kiluea iki had 1500ft tall lava fountains in the 50s
I went yesterday. It was stunning! It’s so loud too!
Thanks!
Just walked back from the view point of the volcano. Incredible lava fountains.
Thanks for all the hard work on these videos!
Thanks as always, Geology Hub!
I’m heading there Sunday & I hope can still see it!!! It will be my first time ever seeing an eruption!!!!!🤞
UPDATE: I was able to see the Kīlauea eruption on Wednesday the 22nd! It started back up right when I got there!
Have a great trip!
So jealous. Wish I could take a trip there right now. Enjoy the show! Be safe!
Nice hiking area also. Enjoy the trails.
I lost the pool. I had 180 meters. You haven't lived unless you have had tephra falling on you.
Thank you very much for the updates!
Thanks for the video and a comment for the algorithm 😊🌋
Nice update.
I live on Kilauea can’t post my pictures from earlier this morning. Aloha
@@MichaelJ-rt1xb no one lives on Kilauea. Volcano is the closest occurred town.
@@AnthonyLoconte-u6w He meant the slope. I live downhill from Kilauea and say that myself at times without thinking.
Kailuea is such a cool volcano.
The right most picture at 2:34 looked like something after a visit to a red-light district.
Sorry Tim. That is my humor. I truly love your content and geology. I am just a middle-aged man with a 13 year-old's brain.
0:59 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It's *volcanic phlegm*
it is "Hrock Tuah" girl.
@@ThatOpalGuy Well-played
@@ThatOpalGuy take this like good sir
😂epic
Thanks.
The fountaining paused but there was a consistent glow during the night with the odd spattering seen at night.
Yeah it has had an active conduit with tiny spattering during the paused duration which is probably why you can call it a single eruption since it had basically established a tiny lava lake or perhaps lava pond is more appropriate?
I just started editing my footage from Christmas morning. When the wind was calm, you could hear it from three miles away. Looking at the live cam, it's slowing down and barely higher than the cones.
I saw a much less dramatic eruption of Kilauea, and it was utterly amazing. And actually spiritual.
Seeing this would be awesome.
I went to the park yesterday morning, it was spectacular!
imagine the pressure to push that much lava up to 500 feet! Lava is really heavy! before it cools
Mindblowing, isn't it... the physics are just one reason I love geology!
Fantastic.
Impressive!
At this rate how long would it take to fill the caldera tho? (As a hypothetical since this eruption almost definitely wouldn't last long enough)
It was totally empty in 2021, now it's getting full.....
What is the tallest plausible height of a lava fountain from Kiauea?
500+ meters, Absolute Beast.
Depends on the gas content. Sometimes they can be quite high, but generally not as high as a few other volcanoes (eg: Etna, Stromboli, Vesuvius).
The 1950s Kilauea Iki eruption had a fountain height over 1900 feet.
@AnthonyLoconte-u6w that's pretty tall. But how tall in theory could it reach given the things we know about the volcano? The best theoretical number I'm able to come up with is 700m. That's taking the past eruption data as a reference point and giving it a boost with a plausible volume of gasses that are needed for a fountain.
My girlfriend's house in Mountain View had lots of falling Pele's hair because of the south/Kona winds. And the vog was so thick you could cut it with a knife. She told me she could only see about 15ft on the road this morning.
I guess you would be needing to wear masks outside then?
@@michaelpperthaussieguy Yes. That day for sure. Living here it pays to always have masks available.
Live feed from USGS
Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii(Halema’uma’u crater) on YT
Would love to see it live but I’m on Oahu.
Me too, but I live in Germany 😊🌋
@ no volcanoes there!
@@ChrisLeonard-np7lh Assuming you are referring to Germany, in fact there are - maars in the Eifel region of NW Germany. Although the individual maars will never erupt again, the volcano field as a whole may. I think GH has done a video on it, but if so it was quite a while ago.
SERIOUSLY!?!?! Two days before we get to Hawaii BI it stopped erupting. We just left Monday and of course it starts erupting again. And during the time we were there the waves were too strong so that we couldn't snorkel. Ugh! One Star.
Pele is bad at her job
We can calculate the height of the fountain of lava, but how about actual pressure?
It's smaller now but there is a great volume pouring out.
Where can you best see the current eruption.
Me gustaría que hablaras del complejo volcánico de sierra de la primavera
shared on FB and BS
Thanks for the update, Tim. May I make a suggestion, though? You really ought reduce the precision on the numbers for things like column heights. Instead of “178.4 meters”, say “approximately 175 meters” - - it’s very unlikely that they actually measured it to a tenth of a meter. It’s just an estimated height, so you don’t want to use high precision. Save precise numbers for the times you have precision in the data.
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Yes - expand the Description field and you will see the information on how to. I think most people use Patreon..
SO BIG
These fountains of lava would be nearly as tall as the Space Needle or St. Louis Arch 😯
How are pauses in eruptive activity identified differently than an end to an eruptive period? I hope my question makes sense. It seems like pauses could be quite long, so what sets those apart from what would be the overall end? Is this something we only define after the activity is over or are there identifiable measurements or observable behaviors that set them apart?
He explains this within the video, towards the middle.
It seems like these caldera eruptions start on the edge of the caldera, rather than somewhere in the middle. I remember seeing live footage in 2018 where the lava just poured out of a random hole midway up the crater wall.
Rental cars are sold out. This weekend. Flights are price gouging. Demand is up
Sounds like a good time to book a trip to the Big Island. Hope it puts on a show for Spring Break.
I would book airbnbs or vbro as you will get good deals. Stay in hpp, orchid lands, or Pahoa as it is cheaper and you are kind of close to town. If you want dry sunny weather and white sand beaches stay In Kona but realize you will pay more. It takes about 2 hours to drive access island. Please drive slowly and be respectful to the land🤙
@@thomasreto2997 Dry sunny weather and white sand beaches? No. Lava fountains? HELL YEAH!
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Is there any estimates on how much more lava would be needed to fill the caldera completely?
SO WHAT DIRECTION IS THE CARBON MONOXIDE GASES VOG TRAVELING. BETTER WARN PEOPLE OF THE GASES
STAY SAFE
I wish you would just use metric in your videos. Your followers know how to make the conversion if they want to.
Since Hawaii is in the USA, and so is GH, we can hardly complain about him using Imperial as well as metric in this one!
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Its starting to wane again, its already died down a lot.
How long at this rate would it take for the crater to fill and overflow? Yeah I know that isn't likely to happen.
Accurate information. Although I would like to see your smiling face and your voice as this sounds like AI. It’s fun to go there and hang out even when it’s not erupting but it’s truly spectacular to see it at night. There’s an old building called volcano house with bar and restaurant
I don't think his voice sounds like AI and he has shown his face in several videos lately.
@@BackYardScience2000 It is definitely not AI. As you say he has shown his face and narrated to camera on several videos recently, and also he is interviewed at length by Professor Shawn Willsey on Shawn's channel recently - I will post the link below in a few minutes.
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Has it ever filled the entire caldera and spilled over?
Prior to the formation of the current main caldera, in about the year 1500, there was no caldera -- the one that existed had been filled. So lava flows from the summit escaped the area at the top of the volcano and went south all the way to the sea. It would take a long time (decades?) before something similar could happen with the current caldera, given the depth and size.
In your opinion when will the Caldera completely fill up and start over toping the rim. Assuming no additional collapses.
It would take years, or decades if eruptions are intermittent. The volume of the downdropped block from 2018 is huge.
Madame Pele is grumpy again…..
Oh look carbon spewing from the earth ! Lets tax someone so it will stop harming the planet !
Wow! Hey thanks for all the amazing videos! Long time follower and fan 🪭✨🙌
Quoting the height using decimal points is a bit silly. Just use the nearest whole number.
Its science, Metric is used in scientific measurements, globally
@@danielskomp9072 Who mentioned metric? I was saying that quoting the height of such a lava fountain to such an accurate degree is not possible. Why not just say approximately 100 metres, and imperial feet aren’t decimalised.
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