The alert levels in Hawaii Volc🎉anoes National Park have been raised following the eruption of Kīlauea volcano early Monday morning in an area that hasn't seen an eruption for nearly five decades.
As per a notificaꦉtion from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), the Volcano Alert Level for ground-based hazards was increased from watch to warning, and the Aviation Color Code shifted from orange to red after the new eruption began at approximately 12:30 a.m. local time (6:30 a.m. ET).
According to scientists, the eruption likely began approximately one mile south of Kīlauea caldera and north of the Koa’e fault system and🦋 Hilina Pali Road within the national park.
Webcams in the area captured a glow, indicating to scientists that lava was emanating from fissures in an areꦑa that has remained dormant since Decem🃏ber 1974.
Although the 1974 eruption lasted only six hours, scientists caution that it's impossible to predict the duration of this current er♋uption.
The HVO stated that it will maintain close surveillance of Kīlauea to track any activity fluctuation🔯s and provide regular updates.
Risks linked to the ongoing eruption encompass the emission of hazardous volcanic gases, which can b🦄e dangerous to co🏅mmunities downwind.
Moreover, vog (volcanic smog) has been sighted in areas downwind of Kīlauea, potentially posing airborne health hazards to🍸 residents and visitors in the vicinity, as well as posing threats to crops, ve♌getation, and animals.
