(November 27, 2025 at 11:48 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(November 27, 2025 at 11:22 am)Paleophyte Wrote: Clickbait BS. Here's the actual USGS bulletin, which warns of precisely bugger all.
The actual event was called Episode 37, which was a pretty cool lava fountain that I watched a couple of days ago on Youtube. Kilauea has been erupting episodically every few weeks in this fashion for a few years now. It slowly inflates, and then eventually erupts, and deflates again. It's spectacular to watch, but rarely has much effect outside the crater other than vog and a little ash. Right now, Kilauea has gone quiet for the next few days because the pressure was released during the lava fountaining. It's slowly inflating toward the eagerly awaited Episode 38, which will probably occur sometime before Christmas.
There is no indication that Kilauea is becoming more active and there are no heightened evacuation alerts. It's literal fake news and the person who wrote it should be ashamed.
And yes, it's very cool to see. I'd love to be able to see it in person, but until then, enjoy the USGS webcams.
I happily bow to your superior geocological knowledge!
Boru
If you're interested, Episode 38 is currently ramping up to max. There will likely be fire fountains at Kilauea this weekend or early next week.
