Mauna Loa erupting at sunrise is literally the most amazing thing Ive ever seen

Hawaiis Big Island was under an ashfall advisory Monday morning after Mauna Loa began erupting Sunday night in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Mauna Loa, the worlds largest active volcano, began erupting at 11:30 p.m. HST Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Photos shared by Twitter user @pfranci2 show the red glow of the eruption bleeding into a purple sky at sunrise Monday, as seen from Waikoloa Village, about 35 miles away. The eruption was initially contained to the summit caldera, Mokuāweoweo, but the eruption “migrated from the summit to the Northeast Rift Zone where fissures are feeding several lava flows,” the agency said Monday. The volcano is spewing gas, ash and debris, but downslope communities are not currently threatened by lava flows. The agency said the situation is dynamic, however, and residents in the area should remain alert. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has closed Mauna Loa Road from Kīpukapuaulu until further notice. As a precaution, shelters have been established in Kailua-Kona and Pahala. The eruption marks the end of the longest quiet period in Mauna Loas recorded history, which began when it last erupted in 1984.