It’s almost like Kīlauea volcano is watching a super long movie on the streaming platform Netflix and maybe drinking a little too much soda, having to hit the pause button now and again to step away, you know, for a break, before returning to the action.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports the eruption within Kaluapele, the summit caldera of the Big Island volcano, paused at about 10:10 a.m. Jan. 18.
The livestream of the summit did indeed show no lava flowing or fountaining shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday, only volcanic gas rising into the sky from the now inactive vents…