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Kilauea Volcano Update; 650 Ft Lava Fountains, Blue Lava May Have Erupted

The Brief

  • Kilauea produced sustained lava fountains of up to about 656 ft (200 m) on November 5, 2026, according to the description.
  • The eruption had an unusually high lava effusion rate.
  • Lava pooled and ignited elemental sulfur deposits, which the description says may have produced a blue flame if it had happened at night.
  • The video includes a timeline of eruptive episodes and a new southwest vent.

Why watch · It describes an unusual lava-sulfur ignition at an active volcano that could be visible as blue fire at night.

  • Kilauea
  • Lava fountains
  • Elemental sulfur
  • Volcanic eruptions

Summarised by Claude from the video’s title and description – no transcript was available, so check the video for the details.

Chapters

  1. 0:00600+ Ft Lava Fountains
  2. 2:16New Southwest Vent
  3. 2:38Episode 56 Timeline
  4. 3:12Episode 57
  5. 3:30Blue Lava?
  6. 4:10A Hypothetical
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Yesterday, on November 5th 2026, Kilauea produced a sustained series of up to 656 foot or 200 meter high lava fountains. This eruptive episode had an unusually high lava effusion rate, and because this lava pooled up and ignited elemental sulfur deposits that had formed, it may have done something special. While not visible in the daytime, this reaction likely turned some sulfur to liquid, which then ignited, and that may have been visible as a blue fire if this had instead taken place at night. Thumbnail Photo Credit: Frame grab from a video livestream by U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, Public Domain, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HggWKlZv9yk. The GeologyHub logo, the image text, and the image border do not fall under the public domain, only the source image does. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at geologyhubyt@gmail.com and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): Public Domain: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ Sources/Citations: [1] U.S. Geological Survey [2] Hawaiian Volcano Observatory 0:00 600+ Ft Lava Fountains 2:16 New Southwest Vent 2:38 Episode 56 Timeline 3:12 Episode 57 3:30 Blue Lava? 4:10 A Hypothetical