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Senior Airman Rory Valle checks the temperature of hardened lava at the Puna lava flow on the Big Island of Hawaii, Oct. 30, 2014. Upwards of the flow, temperatures beneath the dried top layer still exceed 600 degrees Fahrenheit. Valle is assigned to Hawaii Air National Guard's 291st Combat Communications Squadron.

LAVA TEMPERATURE

Senior Airman Rory Valle checks the temperature of hardened lava at the Puna lava flow on the Big Island of Hawaii, Oct. 30, 2014. Upwards of the flow, temperatures beneath the dried top layer still exceed 600 degrees Fahrenheit. Valle is assigned to Hawaii Air National Guard's 291st Combat Communications Squadron.

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