11-10-2013, 10:54 AM
Here's an interesting historical map.
Out of all the flows in recent recorded history,according to this map, only one has come close in 1840.
It looks like that one came out of the east rift,probably from a tube, halfway between Puu oo and Cape kumukahi. And didn't make it as far as Pahoa Town but cut under it. This is all zone 1 Lelani and Nanawale area. Most flows take the route down the steep Southeast side. So I would guess the most likely, and logical, area for potential big flows in NE Puna would be adjacent to this 1840 flow. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/dailyp...457493.GIF
I found this story too. Fissures opened up and lava flowed heavily 12 miles SE of Pahoa.
IF this happened today. Wow, what a disaster.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/arch...08_28.html
Out of all the flows in recent recorded history,according to this map, only one has come close in 1840.
It looks like that one came out of the east rift,probably from a tube, halfway between Puu oo and Cape kumukahi. And didn't make it as far as Pahoa Town but cut under it. This is all zone 1 Lelani and Nanawale area. Most flows take the route down the steep Southeast side. So I would guess the most likely, and logical, area for potential big flows in NE Puna would be adjacent to this 1840 flow. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/dailyp...457493.GIF
I found this story too. Fissures opened up and lava flowed heavily 12 miles SE of Pahoa.
IF this happened today. Wow, what a disaster.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/arch...08_28.html
One Thing I can always be sure of is that things will never go as expected.