Lava lake on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano starts to overflow its rim, drawing large crowds
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A lake of lava on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been rising over the past week and, at times, overflowing in a spectacular show.
Janet Babb, a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said Thursday that this is the first time lava from this vent has come into view from a public platform within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii's Big Island.
The vent within Halema?uma?u Crater opened in 2008 and has been rising and falling since.
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The last time molten lava was visible in the crater was in 1982 when a fissure erupted. The last time there was a lake was in 1974.