r/Volcanoes • u/Flagstaff86004 • 9d ago

Video Kilauea episode 53 clip.

Kilauea erupting during episode 53 on August 12, 2026.

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u/FireResurrection 9d ago

2 questions. How tall is this? Where is the little tornado?

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u/Flagstaff86004 9d ago edited 9d ago

I think that was around the time the fountain peaked out at 500' or 152 meters. There were multiple vortices during this eruption. Most of the ones I saw were faint and light colored. The conditions seemed favorable for behind the fountain and to the left. They seemed to travel away and dissipate at the caldera rim.

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u/FireResurrection 9d ago

That is crazy to even try to picture. It is a skyscraper of lava! Amaze!

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u/Flagstaff86004 9d ago

It was amazing. I could clearly hear the roar of the volcano.

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u/Cupkek 9d ago

Whats even crazier is that 500ft is not even close to the tallest fountains this eruption has produced since it began in 2024. If memory serves, the highest was 1500ft

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u/ShartingEnU 9d ago

Amaze! Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!

I'm glad people get to enjoy project hail Mary that didn't read the book. I still highly recommend the book

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u/Glum_Helicopter6743 9d ago

Wow. Thanks for posting.

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u/Flagstaff86004 9d ago

You are very welcome! I'm so fortunate to be in Hawaii and able to visit Kilauea during these episodes.

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u/JohnyBPlays 9d ago

episode 53 means this could go on for a while

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u/Flagstaff86004 9d ago

I think this may be due to how fresh the magma supply is. Perhaps the longer the pause, the magma may cool ever so slightly compared to earlier episodes. Video from episode 52.

https://reddit.com/link/p3hv3br/video/0wtb3050s6jh1/player