01-21-2014, 09:23 PM
Hmmm... Well, personally I find it a bit eerie while driving past around Ainaloa on 130 you can smell the forest burning. The lava is obviously advancing. But it's not just advancing but pushing into new territories where it hasn't been for awhile.
Hopefully, since it's not advancing at an "alarming" rate, someone will let us all know to give a few months of a time window to start packing up. Hopefully that happens before you start feeling the heat while driving down 130!
Nice posts Ted, I agree with you. Could be the reason why Ohia's are dying. Old steam vents under the ground are starting to ratchet up again.
As far as what volcano puts out more lava is irrelevant especially when the lava is coming into your back yard. Just remember Kilauea is expected to be around 13000 feet and be just as massive or not more massive than Mauna loa. That's a lot of Lava! The next half million or so years ought be interesting.
Edit: Here is the latest map if anyone is interested.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maps/uploads/image-75.jpg 1/9/14
Hopefully, since it's not advancing at an "alarming" rate, someone will let us all know to give a few months of a time window to start packing up. Hopefully that happens before you start feeling the heat while driving down 130!
Nice posts Ted, I agree with you. Could be the reason why Ohia's are dying. Old steam vents under the ground are starting to ratchet up again.
As far as what volcano puts out more lava is irrelevant especially when the lava is coming into your back yard. Just remember Kilauea is expected to be around 13000 feet and be just as massive or not more massive than Mauna loa. That's a lot of Lava! The next half million or so years ought be interesting.
Edit: Here is the latest map if anyone is interested.
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maps/uploads/image-75.jpg 1/9/14