Even viscous lava can drain back. Popocatepetl often experiences deflating of the summit lava "dome" which is more like a thick pond of pasty andesitic lava.
First, best Christmas present, second. My boss booked a vacation and was like Hawaii, or Vegas. He chose poorly. And 3rd. I hope I live long enough to see the drop down zone Over top itself. That would be amazing. I wish I could live longer to see more geologic miracles. We are only alive for a fraction of a second on our geologic timescale. I have always wished to see what flood basalt events would be like. I will take all I can get while I am here. And thank you for Geology Hub for doing all the hard work to bring these events to the masses. Merry Christmas sir.
Aloha Professor Tim, This is a very interesting observation about sucking the lava back into the vent. So basically, the Halemaumau Crater can keep repeating this process over and over again. The bad news however, it the amount of VOG we are experiencing right now along the south shores of all the islands right now, especially in the afternoons when it starts clouding up, almost like California’s “June Gloom” conditions. 🤔
Tephra emissions that’s something new to learn thank you for your coverage. I love micro learning or whatever you call it these days with UA-cam topics.
Looking at the cams, it appears that lava has already started erupting or I guess the better word would be effusing as the dominant vent seems to be acting more like weak overspill from a lava lake rather than lava fountains
So was there so much gas in the magma that it pushed out the lava, and then offgassed causing the lava to fall back in to fill the void made by the gas? Is that what happened?
How do you work out how much larva a volcano is erupting. I know how to work it out after it finishes but looking at a larva fountain how do you know its output.
Kilauea is well known for these drain back events. The systematic Deflation Inflation DI events are common as well. What was truly interesting about this eruption was the super short lead time which triggered a jump from Advisory past Watch and to Warning. It's not common you see less than 30 mins from the start of a quake swarm then into Tremor and eruption. The last time this short of a lead happened was the first event after 2018. That first event did something similar which caught the HVO by surprise.
Kilauea has been acting really weird these past few decades. I really wonder if we're at some sort of tipping point, it almost feels like its heading towards the style of activity it had in the 1700's with the massive rootless lava lake filling the caldera. Maybe there's been a fresh deep injection of magma.
It is fascinating to see but we had to do a lot of walking when we visited years ago and weren’t allowed to get a good vantage point because of the wind direction and gas levels.🥵We visited the caldera and the coastal lava flow. The volcano is enormous - lots of driving. Hope your trip when you go is a better experience 🤗
Newb question: Is there a proper name describing previously erupted lava that drains back into the vent that it was erupted from? It just seems like this phenomenon is too cool to have someone NOT yet give it a name/proper term.
I wonder if that crater would ever fill up and over flow, or would the walls collapse and send a tsunami of lava downhill? Hopefully not toward a town. Overall, are we seeing an increase in volcanic activity across the globe versus past years? If so, is that possible a result of higher solar activity combined with a weakening magnetic field?
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@@johnstough1487 No all it takes for a caldera to form is a large enough drop in the magma chamber's volume large explosive eruptions can quickly result in this occurring as Plinian eruptive style expels huge amounts of material very quickly but large effusive flank eruptions from a volcano like Kilauea's 2018 flank eruption can also produce calderas and the formation of the 2018 caldera was in fact caught on film curtesy of how well monitored the volcano is and the slower nature of the collapse compared to an explosive eruption.
If this gentleman was truely a volcanologist, what are his credentials? Possessing a geologist degree and claiming to have knowledge about volcanoes does not qualify. I am a volcanologist, I should know. I have a graduate degree in volcanic geochemistry This channel has made numerous false claims and far-fetched assumptions and has even discredited himself.
Yes. He is a geologist. You seem grumpy. I don’t think you will find anyone here who wishes to "hear" your angry bull$hit. Maybe go start your own YT channel?
@TimothyHampel-m6j Well, are you going to start your own channel or not. If all that knowledge you claim to have is kept to yourself, then you are irrelevant..
Thank you for another amazing year of geological videos! I had no idea the lava could drain back into the volcano.
Even viscous lava can drain back.
Popocatepetl often experiences deflating of the summit lava "dome" which is more like a thick pond of pasty andesitic lava.
Oh wow! I thought the eruption has ended the same day. Thank you so much for your amazing videos Tim
The Hawaiian volcanoes were my introduction to volcanoes in the early 80's , and subsequently are my favorite to get updates on 😊
Thanks as always, Geology Hub!
First, best Christmas present, second. My boss booked a vacation and was like Hawaii, or Vegas. He chose poorly. And 3rd. I hope I live long enough to see the drop down zone Over top itself. That would be amazing. I wish I could live longer to see more geologic miracles. We are only alive for a fraction of a second on our geologic timescale. I have always wished to see what flood basalt events would be like. I will take all I can get while I am here. And thank you for Geology Hub for doing all the hard work to bring these events to the masses. Merry Christmas sir.
Aloha Professor Tim,
This is a very interesting observation about sucking the lava back into the vent.
So basically, the Halemaumau Crater can keep repeating this process over and over again. The bad news however, it the amount of VOG we are experiencing right now along the south shores of all the islands right now, especially in the afternoons when it starts clouding up, almost like California’s “June Gloom” conditions. 🤔
Tephra emissions that’s something new to learn thank you for your coverage. I love micro learning or whatever you call it these days with UA-cam topics.
You should do a video on the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 20 years ago yesterday
It back draining that fast was wild looking!
Thanks for all the hard work on these videos!
Thanks for your work and the always interesting videos 😊👍🎄
1959 was last time Kilauea had drainback of lava. Lava over filled & then drainback into eruption site. Same this time?
Awesome video GH!!! Can't wait to see you hit then pass a million subs.
It has already started erupting again at a low level before your video was published.
Thanks.
So Pele has the hiccups?
Cool.😂
Looking at the cams, it appears that lava has already started erupting or I guess the better word would be effusing as the dominant vent seems to be acting more like weak overspill from a lava lake rather than lava fountains
You should cover Meiji, the OLDEST known seamount in the chain of Hawaiian volcanoes
So was there so much gas in the magma that it pushed out the lava, and then offgassed causing the lava to fall back in to fill the void made by the gas? Is that what happened?
How do you work out how much larva a volcano is erupting. I know how to work it out after it finishes but looking at a larva fountain how do you know its output.
Kilauea is well known for these drain back events. The systematic Deflation Inflation DI events are common as well. What was truly interesting about this eruption was the super short lead time which triggered a jump from Advisory past Watch and to Warning. It's not common you see less than 30 mins from the start of a quake swarm then into Tremor and eruption. The last time this short of a lead happened was the first event after 2018. That first event did something similar which caught the HVO by surprise.
This looks like the end of LOTR - Return of the King.
You report lava erupting at 85 cubic meters per second. How do volcanologists determine that figure?
Kilauea has been acting really weird these past few decades. I really wonder if we're at some sort of tipping point, it almost feels like its heading towards the style of activity it had in the 1700's with the massive rootless lava lake filling the caldera. Maybe there's been a fresh deep injection of magma.
I've been to Hawaii, but not to the Big island. I really want to go and see an active volcano some day!!!
It is fascinating to see but we had to do a lot of walking when we visited years ago and weren’t allowed to get a good vantage point because of the wind direction and gas levels.🥵We visited the caldera and the coastal lava flow. The volcano is enormous - lots of driving. Hope your trip when you go is a better experience 🤗
The power of volcanos is impressive. Can we get an update on the orange cat activity, and tilt meter.
Very intresting
Kilauea again! Cool! What are the chances it starts erupting again around 4pm on Dec 29th haha! Watch that come true
Newb question:
Is there a proper name describing previously erupted lava that drains back into the vent that it was erupted from?
It just seems like this phenomenon is too cool to have someone NOT yet give it a name/proper term.
I wonder if that crater would ever fill up and over flow, or would the walls collapse and send a tsunami of lava downhill? Hopefully not toward a town.
Overall, are we seeing an increase in volcanic activity across the globe versus past years? If so, is that possible a result of higher solar activity combined with a weakening magnetic field?
Wild
👍😎
Madame Pele throws the best Christmas parties
Thanks for the breakdown! Could you help me with something unrelated: My OKX wallet holds some USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?
It just had to pass some gas..
First! Thanks Geology Hub!
Why do u call kilauea a caldera when its a shield volcano not a caldera
Kīlauea is the shield volcano. Halemaʻumaʻu is the caldera at its summit/the volcano’s main crater where this eruption is occurring
It is a shield volcano, but current events are occurring purely within one of its summit calderas. (The calderas overlap each other, 2018 vs older)
@@GeologyHub doesnt a volcano have to produce vei 7-8 eruptions to form a caldera
@@johnstough1487 No all it takes for a caldera to form is a large enough drop in the magma chamber's volume large explosive eruptions can quickly result in this occurring as Plinian eruptive style expels huge amounts of material very quickly but large effusive flank eruptions from a volcano like Kilauea's 2018 flank eruption can also produce calderas and the formation of the 2018 caldera was in fact caught on film curtesy of how well monitored the volcano is and the slower nature of the collapse compared to an explosive eruption.
first!!
If this gentleman was truely a volcanologist, what are his credentials? Possessing a geologist degree and claiming to have knowledge about volcanoes does not qualify. I am a volcanologist, I should know. I have a graduate degree in volcanic geochemistry
This channel has made numerous false claims and far-fetched assumptions and has even discredited himself.
Yes. He is a geologist. You seem grumpy. I don’t think you will find anyone here who wishes to "hear" your angry bull$hit.
Maybe go start your own YT channel?
So make your own channel. Us viewers of educational science content are always interested in what experts have to say.
This guy is most definitely NOT an expert.
@TimothyHampel-m6j Well, are you going to start your own channel or not. If all that knowledge you claim to have is kept to yourself, then you are irrelevant..
@@TimothyHampel-m6j Sir, you are certainly no gentlemen!