Fissure 8 continues to feed lava into multiple flow lobes advancing to agricultural land toward the northeast, as shown in this aerial view from a helicopter overflight in the vicinity of Kapoho Crater, Hawaii, U.S., June 1, 2018. USGS/Handout via REUTERS
(Reuters) - As lava continued to pour vigorously from the ground through fissures at the foot of Kilauea Volcano, the month-old eruption on Hawaii's Big Island has entered a new, seemingly calmer phase inside the summit crater, government scientists said on Friday.
But vulcanologists monitoring and measuring Kilauea's every move during the past four weeks hastened to add the latest change in the volcano's behaviour, while undoubtedly significant, leaves them uncertain about what will follow.
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