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Good morning this is Tina Neal the scientist
in charge at the US Geological Survey’s

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Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

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Eruptive activity along Kilauea’s lower
east rift zone seems to have paused briefly

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overnight.

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We’ve had not reports of active lava or
spatter emission from any of the 15 individual

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fissure vents that have been identified in
the region.

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However, earthquake activity and ground deformation
continues, and so we would expect additional

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outbreaks of lava in the general area.

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Additionally, high levels of sulfur dioxide
gas are still being emitted from the fissure

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systems posing a hazard to people downwind.

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HVO has fields crew in the area around the
clock tracking activity and looking for evidence

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of new outbreaks and we are communicating
that information rapidly to civil defense

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and other authorities who are responsible
for public safety.

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At Kilauea summit we continue to see deformation
of the ground showing continued deflation

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consistent with dropping of the lava lake
level within the overlook vent inside Haiiamamam.

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As we have been saying that lowering of the
lava column and the unstable crater walls

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containing that lava column will produce rock
falls that at times are prompting ash emissions

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from within the vent and in fact we had one
just a few moments ago.

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It seems to have abated at this time, but
we expect more of those and they could become

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more vigorous.

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HVO and USGS, our colleges from other volcano
observatories are here helping and we will

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continue to monitor things 24/7 and provide
information to the public and the authorities

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as quickly as possible.