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In Images: Hawaii's Mount Kilauea Erupts

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Fissure Vent

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(Image credit: HVO/USGS.)


The fissure vent has taken its toll on Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park. Above, a portion of charred, lava-covered forest along the east rift zone, from the initial fissure eruption that began on March 5.

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