“Kīlauea volcano began erupting this morning, December 23. Fissures on the caldera floor are erupting lava fountains and feeding lava flows in Halemaʻumaʻu and on the downdropped block within Kaluapele (the summit caldera). Eruptive activity is confined to Halemaʻumaʻu and the downdropped block within the caldera, and a plume of volcanic gas is blowing downwind to the southwest. No unusual activity has been noted along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone,” says a USGS bulletin on an obnoxious cry for attention from a volatile pit of fury.
“Webcam images indicate that the new eruption commenced within Kaluapele (the summit caldera) in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park at 2:20 am HST. The main eruptive vent is located on the southwest side of Kīlauea’s summit caldera, generating lava flows onto Halema‘uma‘u crater floor and the downdropped block area to the east. Between approximately 2:30 am and 4:30 am, vents briefly opened to the north-east along the caldera floor but these vents have since slowed,” the bulletin continued, warning that the angry maw could continue spewing fiery shit all over everyone.