The United States Geological Institute (USGS) downgraded the red alert issued by the eruption of the Kilauea volcano, in Hawaii, to an orange on Monday. After almost a week since the initial lava emission, the seismic activity below the surface has decreased.
Experts indicate that although there was a decrease in the eruptive activity, the Kilauea never posed a danger to the population , as it is located within the Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, kilometers from the nearest community.
In fact, in recent days there was a significant increase in visits to the park after the eruption .
According to the USGS, at the top of the volcano “only” have accumulated 27 meters of lava . In addition, they indicated that sulfur dioxide emissions also decreased dramatically compared to the first day of the eruption, going from 50,000 to 10, 000 tons per day .
The Kilauea is one of the volcanoes most active in the world . Its last eruption was in May and during the 20th century it erupted more than 50 times, but after a constant volcanic activity between 1983 and 2018 the volcano remained dormant for two years, until the event registered at the beginning of the year.
With information from Europe Press .
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