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On June 3rd, at around 12:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, a new eruption of the Kilauea volcano began in Hawaii. The fissure eruption occurred in a remote area approximately 2.5 miles southwest of the Kilauea caldera in a closed section of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Lava erupted from a fissure system approximately 0.6 miles long. Lava flows extended only a few hundred meters from the fissures. The total area covered by the new lava is estimated to be several thousand square meters. Nighttime webcam images showed continuous glow from the fissures. Active degassing of SO2 gas is still occurring at a measured rate of around 12,000 tons per day. Numerous large ground cracks have formed in the eruption area. According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, the primary hazards resulting from the eruption were gas emissions and rock fragments ejected into the air by the volcano. About 12 hours later, the eruption stopped. There is no immediate threat to human life or critical infrastructu
