For several months, residents of the Hawaiian town of Pahoa have been watching the June 27 lava flow warily.
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Infared satellite imagery shows how lava tubes carry molten basalt from Pu'u 'O'o to the coastal plain.
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Landsat 8 captured these images of lava moving through forests in Hawaii on September 24, 2014.
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The most recent flow is pushing northeast into ohia lehua forests in Hawaii’s interior.
Fresh lava flows radiate from Kilauea’s Pu’su ’O’o, crater, as the Volcano’s longstanding eruption continues.
Molten rock meets the sea in the latest episode in a long-lived eruption.
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After advancing through forest for months, the June 27th lava has started to damage residential properties in Pahoa.
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Fresh lava flows cover the slopes of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano.
Satellite view of fresh lava flows from recent activity at Kilaue’s Pu’u O’o Crater.
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Lava from Kilauea Volcano flows into the ocean near Kalapana, Hawaii.
Lava from Kilauea Volcano chipped away at the doomed Royal Gardens subdivision for decades. Now more than 75 homes are gone.
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The volcano continues to earn its reputation as Earth’s most active.
Kilauea erupted enough lava to fill 45,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
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Pu'u 'O'o and the Thanksgiving Eve Breakout vent on Kilauea--two centers of volcanic activity--emit steam and other gases in this satellite image.
Satellite views show exposed lava and hot spots in Congo.
Low-viscosity lava flows produce long, narrow shapes on the landscape.
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Overlapping lava flows on Kilauea Volcano illustrate the formation of the Hawaiian Islands.