08-31-2017, 03:22 AM
Huh, I did not know about that! thank you for telling me, that's gnarly! I'm not a fan of guessing, so I researched Naalehu for you, and I can't find anything in it's history of ever getting hit by lava, in fact, it's apparently shielded from the lava flows. As for lava flowing downhill, Discovery Harbor has it's own hills to protect against that!
Also about the Hilina Slump, the northeastern flank is pushing upwards, which makes it harder for it to slide down into the ocean. This upward push is caused by the lava flowing from Kilauea and Mauna Loa, and once that ends, then the Hilina Slump doesn't have anything to stop it from sinking. So, once the lava stops flowing I'll be worried, lol.
Yay Discovery Harbor! It's not as pretty as most of the island, it's 62 miles from any major location, barely anyone lives here, but we don't get vog, ever.
I don't know what it is, but vog just doesn't flow here-I smell it every time I go to Ocean View, its unmistakable. Even when the wind has stopped, there's no vog in DH. It's the weirdest thing, because DH is directly in the path of the emissions, but somehow it flows around us. DH is shielded from lava too, there's no historical account of lava ever hitting here.
Really, I just have to worry about earthquakes, but I have earthquake insurance and I live in a forest, no condos are gonna collapse on me out here.
Aloha
Also about the Hilina Slump, the northeastern flank is pushing upwards, which makes it harder for it to slide down into the ocean. This upward push is caused by the lava flowing from Kilauea and Mauna Loa, and once that ends, then the Hilina Slump doesn't have anything to stop it from sinking. So, once the lava stops flowing I'll be worried, lol.
Yay Discovery Harbor! It's not as pretty as most of the island, it's 62 miles from any major location, barely anyone lives here, but we don't get vog, ever.
I don't know what it is, but vog just doesn't flow here-I smell it every time I go to Ocean View, its unmistakable. Even when the wind has stopped, there's no vog in DH. It's the weirdest thing, because DH is directly in the path of the emissions, but somehow it flows around us. DH is shielded from lava too, there's no historical account of lava ever hitting here.
Really, I just have to worry about earthquakes, but I have earthquake insurance and I live in a forest, no condos are gonna collapse on me out here.
Aloha
Aloha