The Pu`u `O`o - Kupaianaha eruption of Kilauea, now in its twenty fourth year and 55th eruptive episode, ranks as the most voluminous outpouring of lava on the volcano's east rift zone in the past five centuries. By January 2007, 0.7 cubic miles of lava had covered 45 square miles and added 201 hectares (500 acres) to Kilauea's southern shore. In the process, lava flows destroyed 189 structures and resurfaced 8.6 miles of highway with as much as 115 feet of lava. Pretty cool huh?   more »