(ABOVE PHOTO) Courtesy USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on November 15, 2014

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NEWS BRIEFS

• Breakouts were active below Apa`a Street on Saturday, a short distance north of the cemetery, and approximately 0.4 miles upslope of Pāhoa Village Road. However, the majority of breakouts were active upslope of Apa`a Street.

INSIGHT

Activity was slow near the transfer station today, however rising smoke from different breakouts at various distances surrounds the facility. There was a lot of burning on Apa’a Street, this time on the south (Kaohe) side of the flow. Meanwhile, upslope, a new breakout from the June 27th lava tube began over the past day close to Puʻu ʻŌʻō, roughly 1 mile northeast of the June 27th vent. USGS HVO says reports indicate that activity on this breakout diminished through the day.

PRIMARY SOURCES

Scientists of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory conducted field observations of the June 27th lava flow today, November 15, 2014. Breakouts were active below Apa`a St./Cemetery Rd., a short distance north of the cemetery, and approximately 650 meters (0.4 miles) upslope of Pāhoa Village Road.

The majority of breakouts were active upslope of Apa`a St./Cemetery Rd. Breakouts remained active in a lobe that is upslope of the transfer station, and the leading tip of this lobe was 180 meters (200 yards) upslope of Apa`a St. This lobe is also widening towards the east. Additional breakouts were active upslope of Apa`a St/Cemetery Rd., including a breakout running along the south margin of the flow that crossed Cemetery Rd. and was burning the road surface.

Pilot reports and sporadic webcam views indicate that a new breakout from the June 27th lava tube began over the past day close to Puʻu ʻŌʻō, roughly 1.6 km (1 mile) northeast of the June 27th vent. Reports indicate that activity on this breakout diminished through the day. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on Nov. 15 at 8:44 p.m. HST