Lava
Injuries, USGS Admits Kilauea Able to have MASSIVE Eruption, Hwy 137
Closed
Mick Kalber : An unbelievable amount of lava is erupting from fissures below Leilani Estates on the Big Island of Hawaii!
More than twenty cracks are issuing red hot liquid rock, which is coursing downhill, destroying homes, cars, roads... and anything else in her path.
The fissures have now joined forming a "curtain of fire" in a spectacular display.
Numerous fingers of lava have stretched toward the sea overnight, and this morning were only about a mile from the water.
Over forty homes have been destroyed since the eruption began fifteen days ago. Although it began in Leilani and burned several homes there, she soon established her vents below the subdivision with towering fountains, spatter cones feeding gigantic lava flows.
So far, no deaths have been reported.
First responders have evacuated several residents who had become trapped by the fast moving flows. Pohoiki Road has been covered with lava, but Highways 132 and 137 are still open as of this writing.
If she continues at the same rate we saw this morning, she may cross the "Red Road," and make the ocean by tonight or tomorrow. No lava is currently erupting in the Leilani Estates subdivision.
Mahalo to the kind folks at Paradise Helicopters... they offer the finest charters in the islands!
Mary
Greeley
USGS
now admits this volcano is capable of have large devastation eruption
and people are not trained to deal with this new fast moving
situation. Kilauea is not the lazy volcano they always thought it to
be.
New
lave coming up from the earths mantel is now flowing into the ocean
causing more health risks. Particles of glass you could breath in
that can not be explled from you lungs by coughing.
Mick Kalber : An unbelievable amount of lava is erupting from fissures below Leilani Estates on the Big Island of Hawaii!
More than twenty cracks are issuing red hot liquid rock, which is coursing downhill, destroying homes, cars, roads... and anything else in her path.
The fissures have now joined forming a "curtain of fire" in a spectacular display.
Numerous fingers of lava have stretched toward the sea overnight, and this morning were only about a mile from the water.
Over forty homes have been destroyed since the eruption began fifteen days ago. Although it began in Leilani and burned several homes there, she soon established her vents below the subdivision with towering fountains, spatter cones feeding gigantic lava flows.
So far, no deaths have been reported.
First responders have evacuated several residents who had become trapped by the fast moving flows. Pohoiki Road has been covered with lava, but Highways 132 and 137 are still open as of this writing.
If she continues at the same rate we saw this morning, she may cross the "Red Road," and make the ocean by tonight or tomorrow. No lava is currently erupting in the Leilani Estates subdivision.
Mahalo to the kind folks at Paradise Helicopters... they offer the finest charters in the islands!
There
are also still some large booming sounds and lava emissions from
Fissure 17. See the video clip below, and turn the volume up. The
delay between the image and the sound is because light waves travel
at a faster speed than sound waves, and so the greater the distance
between the fissure and the camera, the longer the time delay between
the image and the sound.
As
both a volcanologist and an acoustician, I can explain the 'boom'
sound from Fissure 17 is caused by the sudden release of pressurised
volcanic gases in the lava. HVO have now confirmed from the chemical
analysis of lava spatter samples (as I suggested) that what was
previously erupting from the Pu'u O'o Crater (further up the East
Rift Zone) is now erupting in the Lower East Rift Zone, and that the
source is from fresher batches of magma up-welling from the mantle
plume beneath Big Island, which would explain the more vigorous,
gas-driven eruptive activity.
There
are updates from HawaiiNews Live
A
new crack could divert lava
It's
not a major diversion, but scientists are tracking a new crack that
formed Sunday.
They
say it opened under the east lava channel and could've possibly sent
lava back underground.
"This
may cause changes downslope in the channel system and the ocean
entry," HVO staff said.
The
ocean entry point however shows no sign of slowing or weakening.
Sulfur
Dioxide levels triple as lava reaches ocean
May
18th brought a new alert from the Hawaii Volcano Observatory staff.
Around 8:45 a.m., they reported levels of toxic sulfur dioxide near
the lava flow tripled, and residents were urged to take the necessary
precautions to avoid exposure.
The
lava flow from fissure 20 first dripped into the Pacific Ocean
Saturday night. The lava is entering the ocean at two points along
the southeast coast of the island, in the vicinity of the Mackenzie
State Park.
The
U.S. Coast Guard is enforcing a 300-meter safety zone for mariners.
Lava
crosses critical access road to Lower Puna, pours into ocean
Around
11 p.m. Saturday, Hawaii County Civil Defense confirmed that
fast-moving lava had crossed over Highway 137, just south of Mile
Marker 13, and entered the ocean off the coast of Hawaii Island
The
highway is a critical access point and the main evacuation route for
many residents in Lower Puna.
Lava
entering the ocean is also prompting warnings from officials about
the threat for hazardous laze. Laze is formed when lava hits the
ocean, sending hydrochloric acid and steam with fine glass particles
into the air. It can cause lung, eye, and skin irritation.
Residents
are being asked to avoid the area and any contact with a plume.
The
Department of Transportation says Highway 130 between Malama Street
and Kamaili Road is still open to local traffic.
State
crews are working to prepare the Chain of Craters Road as a future
evacuation route.
Lava-ignited
brush fires force residents to evacuate
Around
6:45 p.m. Saturday, Civil Defense officials said brush fires were
spreading towards homes along Kamaili Road in the Opihikao area.
The
brush fires were ignited by lava flowing nearby.
Residents
were told to "evacuate immediately" as authorities went
door-to-door to clear the area.
The
public is advised to stay away from the area until further notice.
Man
reports injuries after being hit with lava
A
man suffered serious injuries Saturday after he was hit by spattering
lava.
He
was at home on Noni Farms Road when lava flew through the air and
landed on his shin.
DLNR
Division of Forestry and Wildlife closes park due to lava flows
The
DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife closed the Malama Ki Forest
Reserve on the Big Island on Saturday after lava began flowing into
it. DLNR officials say maps showed one of three separate lava flows
heading to the ocean — with one going through the forest reserve.
It’s
also possible that the steadily intensifying lava flows could impact
the Mackenzie State Recreation Area. It and Lava Tree State Monument
were closed in early May after a series of earthquakes caused cracks
in Highway 137.
Hawaii
Electric Light is working on solutions to provide power for Puna
residents
Hawaii
Electric Light announced on Saturday that it has plans to to provide
electricity options for Puna residents cut off by the lava flows.
HELCO
crews are currently looking for safe area to set up portable
generators and other power equipment. Plans include large capacity
diesel generators, as well as portable solar-battery-generator units.
The
power company is also considering using steel poles that can span
lava flows, and temporarily connect to undamaged distribution lines.
“For
the past week, engineers from Hawaii Electric Light and Hawaiian
Electric have been analyzing possible scenarios and creating plans
that can help power critical infrastructure, such as cell phone
towers,” said Rhea Lee-Moku, a HELCO spokesperson. “We’ve
developed several plans that can be implemented to provide short-term
solutions."
"Work
on long-term solutions will continue and will be dependent on the
impact of the lava and other seismic activity in this area, as well
as guidance from Civil Defense authorities," Lee said.
Authorities
again warn residents about poor air quality in Puna
Volcanic
emissions and vegetation on fire is making for poor air quality
conditions in parts of Puna, the USGS has warned.
Hawaii
County Civil Defense, meanwhile, has said parts of the Lanipuna
Gardens subdivision remain in "red" air quality status.
That
means people shouldn't venture into the community.
On
Friday, violent eruptions were reported in several areas of Puna.
4
rescued after fast-moving flow crosses Pohoiki Road
Four
Puna residents were rescued Friday after fast-moving lava crossed
Pohoiki Road, cutting off about 40 homes.
The
four were rescued by National Guard and Hawaii County choppers.
Others
in the area are being asked to stay in place and "await further
instructions."
Authorities
said a fast-moving flow from fissure no. 20 cross Pohoiki Road near
Malama Ki Place about 5 p.m.
USGS:
Hotter, fresher lava is spewing into Puna communities
Scientists
say the lava that flowing into Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens
is fresh — right from Kilauea's summit.
And
that's bad news.
The
first eruptions that happened in the lower Puna subdivisions were
spitting out older lava from a 1955 flow. The lava was sticky, pasty
and slower.
But
on Friday, geologists said tests confirmed lava erupting in the area
now is from the summit, which means it's fresher and hotter.
And,
it means it's likely to move faster and farther.
"So
far, with fresher, hotter magma, there's the potential that the lava
flows can move with greater ease and therefore cover more area,"
said Janet Babb, USGS geologist
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