Hawaii Kilauea Volcano Erupts Lava Spewed 80 Feet into Air 'Significant changes' occur

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'Significant changes' occur as Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts

Mar 07, 2011
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By Michael Winter, USA TODAY

Hawaii's active Kilauea volcano has continued to erupt today after a "historic weekend" in which one of its notable craters collapsed, a new fissure opened up and lava spewed up to 80 feet in the air.

 The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has set up a new webcam to keep an eye on Kilauea's newest gash, one of the weekend's "significant changes," which is 1.4 miles long.
Here's a photo gallery.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (on the Big Island) has closed the Chain of Craters Road, all east rift zone and coastal trails and the Kulanaokuaiki campground until further notice.
Vulcanologists say the latest activity is part of a larger eruption that began in 1983.

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