08-27-2014, 02:16 PM
You're absolutely right terracore, and as a thirty year resident of the rift zone, I agree. This ain't Oahu or Iceland. The entire Puna district will be covered eventually. Kilauea will eventually be the size of Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa. Trying to divert it is futile. Like building a sand castle and trying to dig channels around it to avoid the rising tide. As soon as one eruption episode is over, another soon begins.
A better way is to accept that we live on the most active Volcano on the planet, and design our lifestyle accordingly. Take a lesson from the people that have lived here for centuries; Build modestly, and modular. When the lava comes, as it will; move.
In Kalapana, in the 1990's, homes with insurance burned, as their policies delegated. Homes without insurance were moved to new locations.
If you have a truck and a Lo-Boy trailer; get some dunnage, jacks, 2x4 bracing, and get ready for business. In the 1990's a house could be move for around $10,000. Larger homes were cut up, braced, and moved in sections.
If your home is on a slab; Have some insurance.
A better way is to accept that we live on the most active Volcano on the planet, and design our lifestyle accordingly. Take a lesson from the people that have lived here for centuries; Build modestly, and modular. When the lava comes, as it will; move.
In Kalapana, in the 1990's, homes with insurance burned, as their policies delegated. Homes without insurance were moved to new locations.
If you have a truck and a Lo-Boy trailer; get some dunnage, jacks, 2x4 bracing, and get ready for business. In the 1990's a house could be move for around $10,000. Larger homes were cut up, braced, and moved in sections.
If your home is on a slab; Have some insurance.