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July 10, 2009

Volcano still shapes Hawaii's Big Island

  • Kilauea’s eruptions give rise to lava flows and giant gas plumes
    • By AUDREY McAVOY
    Associated Press Writer

    Photo by Tor Johnson/Hawaii Tourism Authority [enlarge]
    Lava from Kilauea volcano is shown flowing into the ocean. The volcano has been erupting simultaneously in two places for over a year, something that’s unprecedented in 200 years of its recorded history.

    HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii — The largest and southernmost of the Hawaiian islands is shaking, spitting and stretching as it slowly expands into the ocean.


     
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