Helicopter Footage of Hawaii's Kilauea Summit Reveals 'Dramatic Changes'

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has published footage recorded on August 6 showing conditions at the Halema‘uma‘u crater at Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano.“Between mid-May and early August, 2018, the depth of Halema‘uma‘u more than tripled and its diameter more than doubled as magma from Kilauea’s shallow summit reservoir moved into the lower East Rift Zone,” they reported.This video shows the crater from the air.USGS said the summit had been quiet since a collapse on August 4 and also reported low rates of seismic activity. Credit: United States Geological Survey via Storyful