11-25-2013, 06:17 AM
Thank you all for the maps and better understanding. Being that this flow is being fed from the same vent as before, there must be a lava tube?. How far does the lava travel underground from the vent? Has this distance been growing as well? The lava tubes that carried lava down to Kalapana have been quite impressive in both length and width. These tubes often change, or move the lava miles before the next break out. Not only do these tubes keep the lava hotter longer, but also they allow for faster movement of the lava no matter what the terrain is like above ground. In most of the maps that I have seen regarding this flow, the tube appears in bright yellow, look for the yellow brick road for that is the tube currently. Does anyone know the difference between the amount of lava that was going in the ocean last year, and maybe the amount that's going east now?. Now that this new flow is burning the forest in this direction does this pose any new threats of breathing problems for nearby communities like HA or Glenwood?. You never no when the wind switches here.