Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii began erupting in January 2023, with lava and volcanic gases emerging from its summit crater within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Initially the volcano alert level was raised to warning and the aviation code was red due to high eruption rates and gas levels. Subsequently, the rates declined and the alert level was lowered to watch, with the aviation code changed to orange as gas hazards remained confined to the closed park area. Air quality advisories were issued due to volcanic pollutants.
Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii began erupting in January 2023, with lava and volcanic gases emerging from its summit crater within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Initially the volcano alert level was raised to warning and the aviation code was red due to high eruption rates and gas levels. Subsequently, the rates declined and the alert level was lowered to watch, with the aviation code changed to orange as gas hazards remained confined to the closed park area. Air quality advisories were issued due to volcanic pollutants.
Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii began erupting in January 2023, with lava and volcanic gases emerging from its summit crater within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Initially the volcano alert level was raised to warning and the aviation code was red due to high eruption rates and gas levels. Subsequently, the rates declined and the alert level was lowered to watch, with the aviation code changed to orange as gas hazards remained confined to the closed park area. Air quality advisories were issued due to volcanic pollutants.
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.