High
Alert: Hawaii volcano eruption Scientists ALARMED as drone reveals
mysterious CRACKS in Kilauea
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High
Alert: Hawaii volcano eruption Scientists ALARMED as drone reveals
mysterious CRACKS in Kilauea
A
DRONE sent to investigate Hawaii's erupting Kilauea volcano has left
scientists baffled after the aerial footage showed concerning changes
within the main crater at the volcano's summit.
A
drone mission has alarmed scientists monitoring the erupting Hawaii
volcano, which has become one of the world’s most dangerous and
volatile sites.
Kilauea
has shocked the world with streams of lava swallowing houses and
giant fissures opening up across Hawaii.
The
latest aerial drone footage of the volcano has revealed dramatic
changes within the volcano spotted at one of Kilauea's main craters
There
are new alarming cracks and fault seen in a collapsed crater, some of
which are spewing with intense steam.
Scientists
are concerned that an "expanding collapsed crater" and the
debris blocking the vent could trigger a massive explosion.
The
Halema‘uma‘u crater has undergone a sudden transformation since
the eruptions began in early May, including the surprising
disappearance of a lava lake.
The
drone footage from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows "yellow
sulfur substance on the rubble-covered floor and a scattering of
large ballistic blocks around the crater rim".
USGS
officials revealed that the empty vent once housed a 12-acre lava
lake up until a few weeks ago.
The
vent is currently empty of lava and has been stretched to massive
100-acres.
The
boulders blocking the crater's eruptive vent have stopped huge clouds
of ash emerging, but the consequences are unknown.
Kyle
Anderson, a geophysicist with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said
experts are uncertain whether this could end eruptions or cause
another bigger explosion.
He
said: "We really don’t know the implications of this
long-term.
"It's
possible that new explosions will blast through the rubble at the
bottom of the vent.
“These
may or may not be larger than the previous explosions.
"It
is also possible that the vent may become permanently blocked, ending
the explosions entirely."
The
depth of the crater is not yet known.
This
comes as vulcanologists showed that the month-old eruption on
Hawaii’s Big Island has entered a new, quieter calmer phase inside
the crater.
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