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YT link is live video.
USGS info: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea
Timeline: https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/volcano-updates/volca...
By 0xbadcafebee 2025-06-2218:343 reply Money shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24GcMK020Ao
Three weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db9qvUWYgcQ
By metadat 2025-06-231:04 I happened to be on island and got to see it from 5-7am, it was truly a sight to behold, unlike anything else I've seen. Got some cool pictures but of course they really can't do it justice.
Even a mile away we felt some heat! Astounding amount of energy literally spewing from Earths core
By seniortaco 2025-06-235:001 reply Plume over 20k ft??
Uhh what the heck is a plume anyway?
By goodcanadian 2025-06-236:43 Ash and gas: the "smoke"
By beefnugs 2025-06-2220:07 [flagged]
By jmward01 2025-06-2219:46 This has been happening for a while now on a fairly regular schedule. Geology hub covered a previous eruptive episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkMz4b5Ogd8
By jasonthorsness 2025-06-2218:573 reply Can’t predict the volcano, but I highly recommend a helicopter trip over Kilauea if you have a chance to go. Even if it is not currently erupting, from the air you can see the cooled lava flow paths and it’s clear the massive volume that occasionally flows out.
By metadat 2025-06-231:08 Normally you are correct, though for the current series of eruptions this year they can often be predicted within a a day or two of accuracy by looking at the micro radians pressure. Once it gets past 12.5, Madame Pēlē is going to start the fountain in short order.
We kept the Kilauea YT stream going 24/7 and just waited till it started and then drove over.
By colechristensen 2025-06-2220:06 Kilauea has been erupting every week or two since Christmas Eve and fountaining every week or two for two months now.
By selimnairb 2025-06-2223:01 The only way I will ride in a chopper is if myself or an immediate family member is being flown to a hospital.
By daedalus_j 2025-06-2222:485 reply [flagged]
By andsoitis 2025-06-2223:14 Multiple sources indicate that helicopters have a higher fatal accident rate compared to cars, with some calculations showing helicopters to be 10 to 85 times more dangerous when comparing based on hours flown.
By selimnairb 2025-06-2223:04 I don’t care if the probability of failure is lower in a helicopter than automobile. The failure modes for helicopters are all worse than that of an automobile. Chances of dying if something goes wrong is much higher.
By loeg 2025-06-230:45 Uh, the aircraft safety figure you're probably thinking of only applies to fixed-wing, airline aircraft -- GA, private flights, and helis are more dangerous.
By snapplebobapple 2025-06-230:431 reply [flagged]
Sorry for the tangent, but now I'm curious: can you get a paper cut from toilet paper? It doesn't seem to have the same kind of edges.
By snapplebobapple 2025-06-233:05 Probably not. Its just takibg the thread to its most absurd conclusion because the whole thing is absurd.
