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Lava flows to the ocean in Hawaii, creating rare natural show
By Malia Mattoch
HONOLULU | Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:55am EST
(Reuters) - ... Lava from a vent in Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii began flowing into the ocean 7 miles (11 km) away on Saturday. The volcano has been erupting continuously from its Pu'u O'o vent since 1983.
The flow was the first from the volcano to reach the ocean since December, said Janet Babb, spokeswoman for the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/uk-usa-volcano-hawaii-idUSLNE8AR01520121128
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