That tells scientists magma is making its way down through the 4,000-foot volcano — “like a straw is pulling it,” Stovall said. Kilauea has been erupting almost continuously for the past 25 years, but not nearly to the extent of this spring’s activity. Scientists go back nearly a century to locate an eruption of Kilauea equal in severity to the current one. Steam plumes rise and lava glows as it enters the Pacific Ocean at dawn, after flowing to the water from a Kilauea volcano fissure, on Hawaii’s Big Island on May 22. To see more stunning images of the erupting Kilauea volcano spewing lava and ash, visit washingtonpost.com.

Source: Washington Post May 24, 2018 17:51 UTC