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Lava continues to flow from Hawaii volcano
Mar 8, 2011, 9:17 GMT
Handout image made 06 March 2001 and released 07 March 2011 by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) showing lava pouring from a fissure between Napau Crater and Pu`u `? `? while volcanic activity continues on Kilauea Volcano\'s east rift zone and in the Halema`uma`u Crater vent at Kilauea\'s summit. EPA/USGS / HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY
San Francisco - Hawaii's Kilauea volcano continued to spew lava Monday, providing spectacular pictures of the red hot molten rock rolling down the mountain, but not threatening any structures, government scientists said.
According to the latest report from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, eruptions along the fissure on the Pu'u O'o crater floor were sporadic. But the occasional eruptions still sent lava spattering up to 25 metres high.
The fissure is located in a remote area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, which was closed to the public due to the ongoing volcanic activity.
Scientists said the crater floor dropped at least 115 metres during the initial collapse Saturday.
Kilauea is considered the world's most active volcano, and scientists said the current activity is a continuation of an eruption that began in 1983. The volcano is said to have erupted 34 times since 1952.
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