Volcano Pictures

[Maui]

I know Solar Cycle 24 is mostly about citrus... excuse me, a blank orange Sun... no, no it's where people debate whether to twitter weather...

Here's a few personal pics of my visits to Kilauea in the 1980's. Please post any observations of recent activity or atmospheric effects!

The image of the lava entering the ocean is typical, and is often safely observed after a short hike. Much of the lava turns to sand or forms unstable shoreline, but the island is growing overall. The second shot is my brother near Kalapana, which was a famous beach being destroyed at the time that we visited (we went back at night to watch the palm trees burn while "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" played on the radio...). The last pic is me with some kind of age-group prize for the Volcano Wilderness Marathon.

[Maui]

The USGS / Smithsonian reports startling activity at Krakatau this week...

"According to a news article on 29 April, some residents on western Java (Lampung) near Krakatau have evacuated due to their observations of increased volcanic activity during the previous week. Observers reported loud blasts, lava flows, and ash plumes that rose 200-800 m above the Anak Krakatau crater. Pilots had also reported seeing ash plumes. A volcanologist...stated that the activity did not merit an increase in the Alert level. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4)."

"Renowned Krakatau volcano lies in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. Collapse of the ancestral Krakatau edifice, perhaps in 416 AD, resulted in a 7-km-wide caldera. Remnants of this volcano formed Verlaten and Lang Islands; subsequently Rakata, Danan and Perbuwatan volcanoes were formed, coalescing to create the pre-1883 Krakatau Island. Caldera collapse during the catastrophic 1883 eruption destroyed Danan and Perbuwatan volcanoes, and left only a remnant of Rakata volcano. The post-collapse cone of Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau), constructed within the 1883 caldera at a point between the former cones of Danan and Perbuwatan, has been the site of frequent eruptions since 1927."



source www.volcano.si.edu/reports/usgs/