At around 9 this morning the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory officially declared the Kīlauea eruption over. This is the eruption that began last Sunday at around 3:15 pm HST. So the eruption lasted just 6 days. The Kīlauea Recent Eruptions page has more information about the eruption, including a chronology, photos, videos, & maps.
When Kīlauea 1st erupted about a week ago, I got a notice from the USGS Volcano Notification Service (VNS) about an hour after the eruption started. You can subscribe by clicking on the link above & following directions. Notifications are available for these U.S. Volcano Observatories: Alaska (AVO), California (CalVO), Cascades (CVO), Hawaiian (HVO), Northern Marianas Islands (NMI) and Yellowstone (YVO). I subscribe to the HVO & AVO notifications. (Tsunami affecting Hawaiʻi can be caused by earthquakes associated with volcanoes in Alaska.)
Big Island Now has a great article on living on Kīlauea, which is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Since the 2018 eruption that destroyed more than 700 structures, there have been 5 more eruptions. The article examines methods to mitigate the damage from lava flows.
Tropical Depression Twelve-E dissipated overnight. There is another system closer to Mexico that has an 80% chance of becoming an organized system in the next 7 days.
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