(BIVN) – Kīlauea is currently at GREEN / NORMAL and Mauna Loa is at YELLOW / ADVISORY, and while neither volcano is erupting, they both remain active.

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geophysicist Jim Kauahikaua sat down recently with Sherry Bracken to give an update on the two volcanoes for an episode of Island Conversations on KWXX radio. Kauahikaua also spoke about the water pond in Halemaʻumaʻu.

Today, USGS HVO posted some video recorded during a flight over the Kīlauea summit, saying that “clear weather afforded good views of the water pond in Halema‘uma‘u. No major changes were observed in the pond, but the water continues to slowly rise. The water surface was steaming, and its temperature was approximately 70 degrees Celsius (158 degrees Fahrenheit). For scale, the pond is about 70 meters (230 feet) long.”

In its latest Volcano Watch article, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory provided this volcano activity update: