Eruption Update Eruption Summary Hazards History Pu`u`O`o Webcam Halema`uma`u Webcam Volcano Movies Current Activity Hazards History Summit Panorama Current Eqs Map Felt EQs Destructive EQs Seismicity Hazards, Zoning Instrumentation Hualalai Haleakala Lo`ihi Ocean Entry Lava Zones Types History of HVO Volunteer program Location	April 10, 2008 Press Release - Halema‘uma‘u Vent Explodes a Second Time Current SO2 Levels and Wind Direction in the Hawaii National Park (website operated by the National Park Service) Halema`uma`u gas plume This was the view from the Mauna Loa Strip Road in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park at 7 a.m. this morning. Stagnant surface winds, combined with higher elevation winds from the southwest, caused the plume to rise straight up and then shear off to the northeast. April 8, 2008. Photo by C. Heliker Halema`uma`u plume from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory at 5 p.m. April 8, 2008. Photo by C. Heliker Halema`uma`u gas plume becomes ash-laden. March 24, 2008. Photo by M. Sako Close-up view of the ash-laden Halema`uma`u gas plume. March 24, 2008. Photo by C. Heliker Two new pamphlets on volcanic ash fall hazards and other information can be found at the International Volcanic Health Hazard Network (IVHHN). THE HEALTH HAZARDS OF VOLCANIC ASH A guide for the public GUIDELINES ON PREPAREDNESS BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER AN ASHFALL Current SO2 Levels and Wind Direction in the Hawaii National Park For more information about the recent activity, see: Press Releases: April 9, 2008 NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Press Release - Sulphur Dioxide Levels Continue Temporary Park Closure PARK REOPENS Thursday, April 10, 2008 AT 10:00 a.m. - Winds have returned to their normal tradewind pattern allowing the park to reopen for visitor access. March 24, 2008 Press Release - Halema‘uma‘u gas plume becomes ash-laden March 19, 2008 - Explosive eruption in Halema`uma`u Crater, Kilauea Volcano, is first since 1924 March 14, 2008 - New gas vent in Halema‘uma‘u crater doubles sulfur dioxide emission rates Learn more about Volcanic Ash: Volcanic Ash Fall–A "Hard Rain" of Abrasive Particles or PDF version Volcanic ash...What it can do and how to prevent damage Images: Current Kilauea Images     Archive of previous feature stories

	Photograph by J. Kauahikaua March 29, 2006	Impressive Halema`uma`u plume captures and turns Top: Ash-laden Halema`uma`u plume captures the rainbow in the early morning light. Photo taken from Steaming Bluffs. Bottom: Halema`uma`u plume, just minutes after it turns from bright white to reddish-brown. Notice the contrast from bright white in the sky to reddish-brown near the vent. Archive of Featured Photographs
	Photograph by J. Kauahikaua March 27, 2008

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