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The nene (Branta sandvicensis), also known as the nēnē or the Hawaiian goose, is a species of bird endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The nene is exclusively found in the wild on the islands of Oahu, [4] Maui, Kauaʻi, Molokai, and Hawaiʻi. In 1957, it was designated as the official state bird of the state of Hawaiʻi. [5]
Volcano: Kīlauea's Lower East rift zone: Start date: May 3, 2018 (): End date: August 4, 2018 (): Type: Fissure eruption: Location: Hawaii Island, Hawaii, United States: Impact: 24 injuries; lava fountains, lava flows; at least $800 million (2018 USD) in property damage; volcanic gas and earthquakes forced the evacuation of populated areas and destroyed houses, roads, and utilities.
The road continues through a forest, Kipuka Nene, where 1,100-year-old trees are surrounded by fresh lava. Toward the sea the road crosses a pāhoehoe lava flow. In the early 2000s, steam from lava tubes could be seen. [5] Lava continues to change the landscape. The hillside flows date from the 1969–74 Mauna Ulu eruptions.
Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, began erupting around 2:30 a.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park announced in a press release that Chain of Craters Road and additional areas would be closed due to the eruption. Video shows geologists collecting samples
The National Guard was activated and mandatory evacuations were under way Thursday in Hawaii as lava sluiced toward a community and menaced residents. Lava sparks mandatory evacuations on Hawaii's ...
The eruption had caused lava to flow over a PGV power substation, a warehouse and at least three geothermal wells that had been preventatively quenched and capped when lava fountains erupted nearby, eventually also cutting off road access. [2] [3] PGV is the first and only commercial geothermal power plant in Hawaii.
A Hawaiian eruption is a type of volcanic eruption where lava flows from the vent in a relatively gentle, low level eruption; it is so named because it is characteristic of Hawaiian volcanoes. Typically they are effusive eruptions , with basaltic magmas of low viscosity , low content of gases, and high temperature at the vent.