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New Volcanic Fissure Opens in Hawaii

Posted March 08, 2011 3:35 PM

From Boing Boing:

Mt. Kilauea is currently erupting in Hawaii. Video from the US Geological Survey, shows lava pouring from a new fissure that's opened in the Earth between two previous craters. The USGS has helpfully included a helicopter in the shot for scale. It's so tiny that I missed it the first time.

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03/09/2011 6:16 AM

More footage here.

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03/09/2011 9:02 AM

out one fissure, back into another. Not a lot of land building here.i

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03/10/2011 9:26 AM

The Pacific plates are restructuring themselves. California is likely to be next for some disturbance, I hope it is not serious.

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