Advisory over change in lava eruption
A change in the eruption of lava from Kilauea volcano has been reported by the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Molten rock was erupting from the south flank of a perched lava channel almost directly over an eruption site that became active July 21.
The change caused lava levels in the channel to drop an estimated 30 feet. Although there was no immediate danger, the observatory advised residents of the Royal Gardens subdivision to keep informed about the lava over the next few days.
Dozens of homes in Royal Gardens were among those destroyed by lava since Kilauea’s current eruption began in 1983.
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