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Kilauea, commonly known as Mount Kilauea, is the world's most

active volcanic mass, located in the southeastern section of the Hawaiian


island of Oahu, Hawaii state, United States. Kilauea "Much Spreading" in
Hawaiian is the park's centerpiece, an expansive dome formed by lava
eruptions from a central crater and lines of craters stretching along east
and southwest rifts, or fissures.
On Thursday, January 6, 2023, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
and the US Geological Survey announced. According to the authorities, a
glow was observed in neighboring webcam footage, indicating that the
eruption had begun within Halemaumau crater in Kilauea's summit caldera
at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. On Thursday, officials raised Kilauea's
volcano alert level to warning and changed its aviation color code from
orange to red before lowering it again on Friday.
Based to the Friday update, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is
lowering Klauea's volcano alert level from WARNING to WATCH because the
initial high effusion rates are declining and no infrastructure is threatened.
The color code for aviation was reverted to orange on friday, because
there is currently no threat of significant volcanic ash emission into the
atmosphere outside of the hazardous closed area within Hawai'i Volcanoes
National Park, according to the report.
According to a status report from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory,
high levels of volcanic gas are the primary hazard of concern, as this
hazard can have far-reaching effects down-wind," because the eruptions
lowering Klauea s volcano alert level from WARNING to WATCH because the
initial high effusion rates are declining and no infrastructure is threatened.
The color code for aviation was reverted to orange on friday, because
there is currently no threat of significant volcanic ash emission into the
atmosphere outside of the hazardous closed area within Hawai'i Volcanoes
National Park, according to the report.
According to a status report from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory,
high levels of volcanic gas are the primary hazard of concern, as this
hazard can have far-reaching effects down-wind," because the eruptions
are taking place within a closed area of the national park. It also urges
locals to avoid contact with volcanic particles that may be blown a long
distance from the explosion.
The National Park Service has issued an air quality advisory, saying
that dangerous levels of volcanic pollutants are possible. It includes charts
with regular air quality assessments, which are especially important for
people who have pre-existing respiratory illnesses. Through Friday morning,
mostly good air quality readings had been observed.Visitors to Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park should be aware that in southerly (non-trade) wind
conditions, a dusting of powdery to gritty ash composed of volcanic glass
and rock pieces is possible. The eruption is now contained to the crater
and poses no threat to communities, according to the Hawaii Emergency
Management Agency.

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