Scientists — and the world, thanks to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcams, which show the summit lava lake, as seen here in thermal imaging with a raft of cooler lava on top of fresh, hot magma — can see what’s happening at the volcano in real time. Credit: HVO

Scientists — and the world, thanks to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcams, which show the summit lava lake, as seen here in thermal imaging with a raft of cooler lava on top of fresh, hot magma — can see what’s happening at the volcano in real time. Credit: HVO

Scientists — and the world, thanks to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory webcams, which show the summit lava lake, as seen here in thermal imaging with a raft of cooler lava on top of fresh, hot magma — can see what’s happening at the volcano in real time. Credit: HVO

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