Quiet Lava Vents at the Summit of Kīlauea
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory is a science group.
- A2
Scientists from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory tested hot lava from Kīlauea.
- B1
Between 14 and 16 September 2026, six new lava vents opened at the top of Kīlauea.
- B2
Between 14 and 16 September 2026, six new eruptive vents opened along the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea.
- C1
Between 14 and 16 September 2026, six new eruptive vents opened along the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea.
- C2
Between 14 and 16 September 2026, six new eruptive vents opened along the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu at the summit of Kīlauea.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- vent
- an opening in the ground that lets hot gas or liquid rock come out
- measurable
- large or clear enough to be measured
- shallow
- not deep; close to the top or surface
- chamber
- a large closed space underground or inside something
- route
- a way or path from one place to another
- crack
- a narrow line or opening in a hard surface that has broken
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by USGS. Read the original for the full report.