HONOLULU — Lava and volcanic gas emissions at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, declined yesterday, the US Geological Survey’s (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.
Under a watch alert level, an eruption is underway but poses limited hazards.
Mauna Loa began erupting in late November for the first time since 1984, ending its longest quiet period in recorded history.
The behaviour of the volcano suggests the eruption may end soon. However, an inflationary trend of Mauna Loa’s summit is accompanying the decreased activity, the Observatory said.
“There is a small possibility that the eruption could continue at very low eruptive rates,” it said.
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