HVO confirms water in Halema'uma'u

[Pilgrim]

Today HVO confirmed the existence of a new pond of water in the bottom of Halema'uma'u Crater. The link is a post from HVO's Facebook page in which Don Swanson describes today's overflight confirming that the small pond is indeed water. It was originally described as "about the size of a pickup truck" and it appears to be slowly growing.

Swanson added

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Until we better understand where the water is coming from, it's impossible to understand its significance.

However, at this time, there is no reason to think hazards at the summit have increased or decreased because of the presence of water.

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https://www.facebook.com/hawaiivolcanoes...cation=ufi