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Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts With Greater Fury

03/10/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“The frequently restive Kilauea volcano on the island of Hawaii spewed a plume of lava 160 feet (50 metres) tall on Wednesday, more than twice as high as molten rock shot into the sky when eruptions flared anew on Saturday.

As eruptions continued at two spots, seismic activity grew more vigorous and poisonous sulphur dioxide gas emissions peaked at 10,000 tons a day, over 30 times last weekend’s levels, before dropping off again by more than half, according to scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey.

No injuries or damage to residential property have been reported since Kilauea roared back to life on Saturday.”  Read more.

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