09-06-2006, 06:09 PM
Glen, I would strongly suggest that you stay at a guest house or vacation rental that has catchment water. That way you can see for yourself that it is pretty simple to run.
Go to the Hawaiian Volcanos Obseravtory site. They talk about how rare (impossible?) an explosive eruption like Mount St. Helens is in Hawaii. Explosions are pretty much confined to the calderas in Hawaii.
Lava's speed depends on the steepness of the ground. Puna is not very steep and lava flows a few miles an hour. On the slopes of Mauna Loa, around HOVD, the slopes are steep and the lava can flow very quickly.
Aloha,
Rob L
Go to the Hawaiian Volcanos Obseravtory site. They talk about how rare (impossible?) an explosive eruption like Mount St. Helens is in Hawaii. Explosions are pretty much confined to the calderas in Hawaii.
Lava's speed depends on the steepness of the ground. Puna is not very steep and lava flows a few miles an hour. On the slopes of Mauna Loa, around HOVD, the slopes are steep and the lava can flow very quickly.
Aloha,
Rob L
Aloha,
Rob L
Rob L