Volcanoes

[Queen K]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/04/us/kilau ... index.html

Simply some of the best coverage I've seen yet. ^^^^^^

[Queen K]

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/vi ... 0542008001

[Frisk]

I wonder how islands have formed and then eroded into the sea since that hotspot first formed. Would be cool to go back in time and see what they looked like 50 million years ago.

[westbeach]

You can trace the hot spots movement on Google Earth. Pretty neat!
Moved from Aleutian Islands to the NW.

[Queen K]

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/techands ... li=AAggNb9

[Queen K]

https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/13/us/hawai ... index.html

New fissure

[Queen K]

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/95 ... lauea-2018

Best collapsed crater view.

[averagejoe]

Oh my....

Hawaii Civil Defense Warns of EXPLOSIVE ERUPTION of Kilauea Volcano within 48 Hours


http://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php ... n-48-hours

[Queen K]

And one fissure is threatening to block an evac route. Why did they leave 2,000 people behind, hoping for "the best"?

[Fancy]

Some people refuse to leave.

[GordonH]

Some people refuse to leave.

I would say to those people, good luck with that.

[Fancy]

They would have been advised that first responders are not likely to be told to enter an area that is that dangerous.

[GordonH]

They would have been advised that first responders are not likely to be told to enter an area that is that dangerous.

Things can be replaced, ones life not going to happen.

[Queen K]

I haven't been to the Big Isle of Hawaii, ever, so I have no idea how to gauge the distances and size of the place. Having said that, if a volcano was proving to be very dangerous, even on the furthest side from where I was, would I still be there?

I can't say. But ash and sulphuric dioxide gases can kill, just ask a whole lot of people in Iceland.

So why isn't the entire Island being evacuated? Or is it a distance thing? And why hasn't Donald Trump gone over there to see what is happening? Support the National guards etc.

Anyway, I am guessing I'd be leaving as some sort of volcano refugee if this was happening to me but I don't live there either.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/15/ha ... hfall.html

The vents that have formed on Hawaii's Big Island from one of the world’s most active volcanoes are releasing dangerous levels of gases that pose a danger to anyone nearby, officials warned as a new fissure in the area opened up Tuesday.

The Hawaii County Civil Defense said the volcanic fissures in the southeast area of Lanipuna Gardens neighborhood are issuing high levels of sulfur dioxide gas, which are causing the air quality to be to be placed under "red" conditions.

"Condition RED means immediate danger to health so take action to limit further exposure. Severe conditions may exist such as choking and inability to breathe," the agency said. "This is a serious situation that affects the entire exposed population."

[Queen K]

https://www.wired.com/2010/06/0621laki- ... es-europe/


Sulphuric dioxide gas travelled from Iceland to Great Britian, killing scores of people. In other words, this stuff travels and does not check at the borders. Why are people even still on the Big Isle? No lessons learned from the 1700s? Too far back in time to think it won't happen here?

Nevermind what happened in Iceland itself, where gasses stripped the hides off living livestock of all descriptions. Over 9,000 people lost their lives. Ever wonder why so many came to Canada and North America?