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Kilauea Daily Update issued Mar 10, 2010 07:39 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH – Aviation Color Code ORANGE

March 10, 2010 on 2:11 pm | In Volcanoes | Comments Off DI deflation and subdued activity continued at two locations on Kilauea volcano. At the summit, lava was mostly at low levels in a deep pit inset within the floor of Halema`uma`u Crater, and produced weak glow that was visible from the Jaggar Museum. At the east rift zone vents, less lava flowed through tubes and fed fewer scattered surface flows on the pali and the coastal plain. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from both summit and east rift zone vents, however, remained elevated. The circulating and ...