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    Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island

    Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island

    A new volcanic fissure on Hawaii’s Big Island sent gases and lava exploding into the air, prompting officials to issue calls for more evacuations as residents awaited a possible major eruption at Kilauea volcano’s summit.
    Hawaii County Civil Defense issued an emergency cellphone alert after the fissure was discovered early Sunday morning. The agency said one “unidentified structure” was destroyed by the new vent, bringing the total number of homes and other buildings lost to lava to nearly 40.
    Residents living near the fissure were told to evacuate, and two nearby community centers were serving as shelters for people and pets.
    Lava spread across hundreds of yards (meters) of private land and loud explosions rocked the neighborhood not far from the Leilani Estates subdivision, where more than a dozen other active vents opened over the past week. (AP)

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/kilauea-v...141840901.html

    There's a string of pictures at the link.
    Two things come to mind. If this thing does pop it's cork, it could make Krakatoa look like a cake walk. and.... if it does pop, just what will the ramifications be on the Pacific Rim Ring of Fire........
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    A portion of hawaii could be in big trouble if this doesnt calm down
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    just looked up weather patterns. The Trade Winds are going to carry this to Australia. They are from the ENE this time of year.
    http://archive.hokulea.com/ike/hooke..._currents.html
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    At least nobody has died from this mess.
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    Hawaii will get larger. Expect new islands. But don't expect them in your lifetime.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    Man hit by lava in first serious Kilauea injury...

    Hawaii volcano: Man hit by lava in first serious Kilauea injury
    20 May 2018 - The first serious injury has been reported as Hawaii continues to grapple with weeks of volcanic eruptions and lava flow.
    The injured man was sitting on a balcony at his home when "lava spatter" - projectile molten rock - landed on him. "It hit him on the shin and shattered everything there down on his leg," a spokeswoman for the county mayor said. Lava spatters can weigh "as much a refrigerator", she told Reuters. The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted at the beginning of May, and the situation for residents has steadily been worsening.



    This fast-moving flow in the Pahoe area consumed a home, seen here burning in the top left


    On Saturday, a key coastal road used as the main escape route for residents was in danger of being cut off, which could hamper evacuations. The possibility of the lava flows reaching the ocean, meanwhile, threatens to release toxic gases in a plume called a "laze". When molten lava hits sea water, the chemical reaction can create "hazy and noxious conditions" laced with hydrochloric acid and tiny particles of glass, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. "Even the wispy edges of it can cause skin and eye irritation and breathing difficulties," USGS warned.


    Growing flows


    Some of the lava flows have increased over the weekend. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said that the rate of eruptions increased in the area known as the lower east rift zone, where four fissures have merged together. The result is "a continuous line of spatter and fountaining". Two different lava flows from the combined fissures have now merged less than a mile from the coast. Geologists are warning that the behaviour of the lava flows remains unpredictable, and are urging residents to obey all warnings from Hawaii's civil defence. At the summit, a large explosion happened at around midnight on Friday night into Saturday, sending a plume of volcanic gas some 10,000 ft (two miles, or 3km) into the air.


    Thousands of people have already left their homes in some areas of the island. Bush fires have also broken out in several areas. "It is a very dynamic situation," geologist Carolyn Parcheta from the observatory told a news conference, while warning of the risk to one of the main residential areas. Lava "flooded around the east side of Lanipuna Gardens, and to me that is a very scary scenario," she said. "That's what concerns me most - is that people might be trapped by something like that." Despite safety concerns in some residential areas - and worries that volcanic ash could interfere with air travel - Hawaii's business community has stressed that many tourist activities remain open, as do the island's airports.


    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44187836

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    Quote Originally Posted by waltky View Post
    Man hit by lava in first serious Kilauea injury...

    Hawaii volcano: Man hit by lava in first serious Kilauea injury
    20 May 2018 - The first serious injury has been reported as Hawaii continues to grapple with weeks of volcanic eruptions and lava flow.
    wb to the trenches, @waltky
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    This site is loaded with all kinds of goodies about this volcano:
    https://www.space.com/40577-kilauea-...ut-photos.html
    Shots from space and fly-overs............it is incredible..........
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    Quote Originally Posted by waltky View Post
    Man hit by lava in first serious Kilauea injury...

    Hawaii volcano: Man hit by lava in first serious Kilauea injury
    20 May 2018 - The first serious injury has been reported as Hawaii continues to grapple with weeks of volcanic eruptions and lava flow.
    I'm glad I live in a state where I don't have to worry about getting hit by lava splatter. Ever.
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