06-01-2018, 05:36 AM
The related question is what happens to real estate in lower Puna. Sorry to bring up a bad scenario, but if the lava breakout continues for a long time--(4-5 months, compared to 1984 Hilo flow, 22 days, and 1960 Kapoho event, some 36 days)--and covers a large area of coastline from Opihikao to Waa Waa, officials might:
1) Create a special designation zone for zone 1 and within 3-4 miles of zone 1 in East Hawaii that defines building as illegal or at-your-own-risk. No road maintenance and other services are provided.
2) Maintain roads through this no-build zone (Hwy 130) and allow habitation in the Kalapana area (zone 2). Kalapana is subject to lava flows but is significantly further from zone 1 than the Opihikao to Waa Waa area.
See lava zone map.
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories..._lava.html
Layman's questions to geologists: What is the average life span of fissure systems along the lower rift? How long could a fissure last? Could the Leilani fissure system turn into a long running "volcanic cone" like Puu Oo? ("erupting continuously since January 3, 1983").
Wikipedia Puu Oo does not paste to here. Google: puu oo wikipedia
1) Create a special designation zone for zone 1 and within 3-4 miles of zone 1 in East Hawaii that defines building as illegal or at-your-own-risk. No road maintenance and other services are provided.
2) Maintain roads through this no-build zone (Hwy 130) and allow habitation in the Kalapana area (zone 2). Kalapana is subject to lava flows but is significantly further from zone 1 than the Opihikao to Waa Waa area.
See lava zone map.
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories..._lava.html
Layman's questions to geologists: What is the average life span of fissure systems along the lower rift? How long could a fissure last? Could the Leilani fissure system turn into a long running "volcanic cone" like Puu Oo? ("erupting continuously since January 3, 1983").
Wikipedia Puu Oo does not paste to here. Google: puu oo wikipedia