“It’s Mother Nature showing us her face,” she said, as the volcano belched gas on the horizon. “It’s pretty exciting.”
The world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, continues to erupt from its northeast rift, on the Island of Hawaii on Nov. 30, 2022.This aerial image shows Mauna Loa erupting on the morning of Nov. 30, 2022 in Hawaii.Lava fountains and flows illuminate the area during the Mauna Loa volcano eruption in Hawaii on Nov. 30, 2022.
Mauna Loa last erupted in 1984. The current eruption is its 34th since written record keeping began in 1843. Its smaller neighbor, Kilauea, has been erupting since September 2021, so visitors to the national park were treated to the rare sight of two simultaneous eruptive events: the glow from Kilauea’s lava lake and lava from a Mauna Loa fissure.
Two children sit in the back of their parents’ car to watch the eruption of the Mauna Loa Volcano in Hawaii on Nov. 30, 2022.Officials were initially concerned that lava flowing down Mauna Loa would head toward the community of South Kona, but scientists later assured the public the eruption had migrated to a rift zone on the volcano’s northeast flank and wasn’t threatening communities.
Ige, who has dealt with multiple volcanic eruptions during his eight years as governor, said it’s impossible to redirect Mauna Loa’s molten rock as it heads for the highway.
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