Mauna Loa erupting

[ironyak]

Here it is on another background..

https://twitter.com/wrighthydromet/statu...53/photo/1

Overlaying that (yellow) with the 1984 data (purple) makes for some interesting comparisons. The currently active vent is following 1984's flow C along the ridge that ultimately tipped over to the SE towards 11 before stalling out.
https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-loa...il-15-1984

Also of note is how many of the 1984 flow D's fingers were following paths towards the E and SE before the later flows stabilized towards the NE and Hilo. If Lockwood is correct and the migration of the vents eastward increases the tendency for SE flows, then these paths down towards Hwy 11 may be the more dominant ones this time around.