Kilauea Volcano (Hawai'i): Photos Sep 2016

Kilauea volcano activity 11-17 Sep 2016: photos

Our recent expedition to Kilauea in mid Sep 2016 coincided with exceptionally high levels of volcanic activity as the period was dominated by inflation at the summit, bringing the lava lake into view from the lookout, and high effusion rates at the lava ocean entry of Kamokuna. Impressions from the activity can be found grouped in various galleries:

Impressions from the Kamokuna lava sea entries on a morning boat tour on 11 Sep, taking during the recent pilot Kilauea Volcano Special tour. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): lava sea entry - boat tour 11 Sep 2016 (52 Images)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): Kamokuna lava sea entry Sep 2016 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): Kamokuna lava sea entry Sep 2016 (20 Images)

Active lava breakouts were present about 2 km inland in the coastal flat in mid September 2016. Although the sea entry was the main attraction, a short hike to these flows was a welcome break. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): pahoehoe lava flows (20 Images)

Impressions from Kilauea's caldera with the active lava lake inside the Halema'uma'u crater in mid Sep 2016. The level of the lake was so high that the lava could be easily seen from the HVO observatory's Jagger lookout. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): caldera and lava lake Sep 2016 (16 Images)

Life returns slowly after destruction by lava flows. In this area, 30 years ago, there was dense rain forest until it was invaded by lava flows from the early stages of the Pu'u 'O'o rift zone eruption.
Dead, half-burnt tree trunks and branches still lie around, some having left molds in the lava.
Among the first plants to colonize the barren lava desert are small ferns whose green stands out from the dark or silvery pahoehoe textures. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): Sep 2016 tour - life returns to lava (16 Images)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): fire and water (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): fire and water (32 Images)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): lava lake Sep 2016 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): lava lake Sep 2016 (16 Images)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): Kamokuna sea entry 17 Sep 2016 (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): Kamokuna sea entry 17 Sep 2016 (16 Images)

A second boat tour in the morning of 14 Sep resulted in spectacular views of the numerous lava flows entering the sea thanks to exceptionally good wind conditions - southerly winds pushed the heavy steam plume inland.
[go to part 2] (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): lava sea entry - boat tour 14 Sep 2016 (1) (32 Images)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): lava sea entry - boat tour 14 Sep 2016 (2) (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): lava sea entry - boat tour 14 Sep 2016 (2) (24 Images)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): Sep 2016 tour - miscellaneous (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)

Kilauea volcano (Hawaii): Sep 2016 tour - miscellaneous (16 Images)

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