Volcano Minute — What happened to the leaves around Kīlauea summit?
If you’ve been hiking near the summit of Kīlauea lately in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park—especially along Crater Rim Trail between the Steam Vents and Uēkahuna—you may have noticed something surprising: bare tree branches with far fewer leaves than usual. A brown landscape where vegetation normally thrives.
If you’ve been hiking near the summit of Kīlauea lately in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park—especially along Crater Rim Trail between the Steam Vents and Uēkahuna—you may have noticed something surprising: bare tree branches with far fewer leaves than usual. A brown landscape where vegetation normally thrives.
If you’ve been hiking near the summit of Kīlauea lately in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park—especially along Crater Rim Trail between the Steam Vents and Uēkahuna—you may have noticed something surprising: bare tree branches with far fewer leaves than usual. A brown landscape where vegetation normally thrives.
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