05-23-2016, 05:54 AM
Why would they change? What about the lava flow into the Pahoa area would facilitate a change? The lava has stayed within zones 1 and 2 and has behaved as described in the zone definitions. To even imagine that the current activity would cause a realignment of the zones is a clear indication of not understanding the lava zones and how they are defined.
And besides, reading rewritten stuff on a realtor's website when the actual data from the authors is publicly available seems pretty silly, don't you think?
For those interested in the real thing, HVO's actual published map, in .pdf file format, and fairly large so as to see detailed land divisions, is linked to here:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1992/2193/
with the actual map itself here:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1992/2193/mf2193.pdf
and you will note that even the boundaries of each zone are fairly wide and noted as such:
Hazard-zone boundaries are approximate and gradational. These boundaries are not specific enough to determine the absolute degree of danger at any particular site. Lava-flow hazard maps are designed to show relative hazard across the Island of Hawaii and are meant to be used for general planning purposes only.
And besides, reading rewritten stuff on a realtor's website when the actual data from the authors is publicly available seems pretty silly, don't you think?
For those interested in the real thing, HVO's actual published map, in .pdf file format, and fairly large so as to see detailed land divisions, is linked to here:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1992/2193/
with the actual map itself here:
https://pubs.usgs.gov/mf/1992/2193/mf2193.pdf
and you will note that even the boundaries of each zone are fairly wide and noted as such:
Hazard-zone boundaries are approximate and gradational. These boundaries are not specific enough to determine the absolute degree of danger at any particular site. Lava-flow hazard maps are designed to show relative hazard across the Island of Hawaii and are meant to be used for general planning purposes only.