08-08-2007, 07:53 AM
Jeff,
Thanks for providing this map and drawing. Hopefully (for a lot of folks anyway), it does turn to the south or quit altogether. Maybe we can all go to the south side of the island for a few days to "tip the bus", so to speak, to change the flow...
But I have been following this particular flow as well, like many people. And I think that due to the contours as well as the prevailing directions of the 83-86 flows (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/maps.html), that if it keeps up, it will in fact turn to the right, and head down to the Kalapana area. It may be a toss-up to see which side of the east rift zone it ends up on. Right now, if you look at the most recent map (as of Aug 7th - yesterday), you can already see it turning to more of an easterly direction, and if you follow the primary lobes from 83-86 in that area, they do start to turn south at that point.
Just remember, duck and cover!
Hold tight for that gin, Pele!
Thanks for providing this map and drawing. Hopefully (for a lot of folks anyway), it does turn to the south or quit altogether. Maybe we can all go to the south side of the island for a few days to "tip the bus", so to speak, to change the flow...
But I have been following this particular flow as well, like many people. And I think that due to the contours as well as the prevailing directions of the 83-86 flows (http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/maps.html), that if it keeps up, it will in fact turn to the right, and head down to the Kalapana area. It may be a toss-up to see which side of the east rift zone it ends up on. Right now, if you look at the most recent map (as of Aug 7th - yesterday), you can already see it turning to more of an easterly direction, and if you follow the primary lobes from 83-86 in that area, they do start to turn south at that point.
Just remember, duck and cover!
Hold tight for that gin, Pele!
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