Rising Tide Images
Eruption Interlude
During a pause in the episodic eruptions of Kīlauea volcano, molten orange and crystalline yellow sulfur deposits contrast with ash, tephra, and other pyroclastic debris around the north and south vents. Steam and smoke continue to arise into a pyrocumulus cloud with occasional gas flares. During recent eruptions of Kīlauea, particularly Episodes 43 and 44 in the spring of 2026, massive amounts of tephra were ejected over the lava bed landscape. Subsequently, windblown fallout deposits formed a deceptively smooth dune surface around the crater. This tephra consists of mostly gravel-sized, sharp; jagged bits of volcanic glass, rock, ash; and other pyroclastic debris. No place for a nelipot.
Eruption Interlude
During a pause in the episodic eruptions of Kīlauea volcano, molten orange and crystalline yellow sulfur deposits contrast with ash, tephra, and other pyroclastic debris around the north and south vents. Steam and smoke continue to arise into a pyrocumulus cloud with occasional gas flares. During recent eruptions of Kīlauea, particularly Episodes 43 and 44 in the spring of 2026, massive amounts of tephra were ejected over the lava bed landscape. Subsequently, windblown fallout deposits formed a deceptively smooth dune surface around the crater. This tephra consists of mostly gravel-sized, sharp; jagged bits of volcanic glass, rock, ash; and other pyroclastic debris. No place for a nelipot.