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05-03-2023, 08:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-03-2023, 08:55 PM by leilanidude.)
https://news.yahoo.com/heavy-rain-trigge...01464.html
Scientists now say that excessive rain caused the 2018 lava event.
From the article:
"A statistical analysis of the Kīlauea’s reported historical eruptions shows that the volcano exhibits a marked tendency towards erupting during the wettest times of the year: the onset of around 60% of reported eruptions since 1790 (including the Pu’u ‘Ō’ō eruption 1983–2018) occurred during the ‘rainy’ season, despite the fact that Kīlauea’s ‘rainy’ season is shorter than its ‘dry’ season," wrote the authors.
The authors looked at the weather before the 2018 eruption. In January, an unusual shift in the typical upper-air weather pattern sent storm after storm over Hawaii. In the first quarter of the year, satellite data showed that over 88 inches of rain fell on Kilauea. The average rain for the first quarter of the year is about 35 inches."
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Bull, We all know PGV caused it along with the bombing at PTA and just the planning for TMT had a great effect also.
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Check out this Punaweb thread from 2020 which has a link to an article saying excessive rain triggered the 2018 eruption.
https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=21747&highlight=2018
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(05-04-2023, 12:24 AM)HereOnThePrimalEdge Wrote: Check out this Punaweb thread from 2020 which has a link to an article saying excessive rain triggered the 2018 eruption.
https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=21747&highlight=2018
It's the same article, it's just that Yahoo took three years to report on it.
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Yahoo took three years to report on it.
I just noticed, it was reposted from Fox Weather. The network that prefers stories from 2020, both news and apparently weather. At least they are consistently inaccurate and out of date in all facets of their reporting.
Here's the latest story on Puna from their website, and I'm not editing their punctuation:
A new lava flow spewing from a fissure caused by Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano crossed onto the geothermal plant property and continued its slow advance as officials worry that the molten rock could block more escape routes, trapping residents in several nearby neighborhoods on the Big Island.
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At the risk of sounding dumb, I donʻt see much wrong with the punctuation. And what they wrote is correct, albeit a little late. Was it done as a fifth anniversary article? Can you provide a link?
Certainty will be the death of us.
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The only thing I see is a bit of a run-on sentence, a period is likely needed at some point. Nothing to see here, it's perfectly understandable, unlike some posts you see here.
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BS... the rain is basically the same in Puna every damn year.... every year
ps the next eruption will start at summit in 2026 and then move down the Eastern Rift zone in 2029....
its had this pattern for 240 yrs now.. duh duh duh duh duh
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(05-29-2023, 07:33 PM)Olohana 1790 Wrote: BS... the rain is basically the same in Puna every damn year.... every year
Perhaps you would be kind enough and consider showing us the data that supports this claim?
(No, I'm not very hopeful).
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(05-29-2023, 07:33 PM)Olohana 1790 Wrote: BS... the rain is basically the same in Puna every damn year.... every year
88 inches in 3 months is thankfully not typical!
I would however take issue with the claim in linked article that "rainy" season is shorter than "dry" season. Ah, no...
