08-21-2010, 12:56 PM
well.... of course there is alot of animation and old news footage. but i think it is designed to make people think that this is not just possible but probable in some fashion. i got my first neighbors in my mt. view area from the 1984 eruption of mauna loa, they were from the HOVE that was still sparsely populated back then. they lost everything. people in puna are so used to kiluea and how slowly our lava travels. well, having seen mauna loa and the speed of those flows is a real eye opener. everytime someone tells me "it wont happen in my lifetime" i have a little laugh, as i have seen it once, and fully expect to see it again. and do remember, the 84 flow got within 4 miles of hilo town .