Days, Weeks, Years? Scientists Say Hawaii's Erupting Volcano Has No End In Sight
Scientists are closely tracking the eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. But there's still a lot that they don't know about the eruption — most notably, when it's going to be over.
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The eruption at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano continues. The lava has now destroyed at least 35 structures and covered the equivalent of more than 75 football fields.
Scientists have been tracking this event since it started last week — but there are still big unanswered questions, the biggest of which is when it will end.
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has been erupting for. They were "inflating like a balloon, because magma was getting backed up from below," she says.
