The Hawaiian mountain's first eruption in nearly 40 years may end soon, scientists say.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a bulletin that the eruption on the mountain's northeast rift zone was continuing, but lava output and volcanic gas emissions were "greatly reduced."
"High eruption rates will not resume based on past eruptive behavior and current behavior suggests that the eruption may end soon," the observatory said. "However, an inflationary trend of Mauna Loa’s summit is accompanying the decreased activity and there is a small possibility that the eruption could continue at very low eruptive rates.
An aerial view of the Mauna Loa volcano erupting on December 9, 2022 in Hilo, Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island. (Photo by Andrew Richard H
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