08-22-2007, 10:32 AM
It was from an email from Mayor Kim. The subject was actually the Depleted Uranium contamination discovered at Pohakuloa, and he was just saying that right now he kindof has his hands full with the Kilauea issue.
Nothing to panic about, people. They are just doing their jobs in response to Pele pointing her flow in a north / north-easterly direction. It seems like they are assessing the situation, risks, and possible response actions.
In better news, today's update seemed to indicate that one of the main fissues feeding this lava flow was dying down.
"Of the two sources of lava feeding the channel, the easternmost (fissure segment D2) began sealing itself and its visible output appeared to be diminished."
Also, "Seismic tremor levels at Pu`u `O`o cone have increased to values 150% of pre-6/17 levels."
This seems to indicate that perhaps this eruption is already dying down, with the eruption possibly (hopefully) returning to Pu`u O`o.
Remember, molten rock beats both paper AND scissors.
Edited by - glennoid on 08/22/2007 14:34:56
Nothing to panic about, people. They are just doing their jobs in response to Pele pointing her flow in a north / north-easterly direction. It seems like they are assessing the situation, risks, and possible response actions.
In better news, today's update seemed to indicate that one of the main fissues feeding this lava flow was dying down.
"Of the two sources of lava feeding the channel, the easternmost (fissure segment D2) began sealing itself and its visible output appeared to be diminished."
Also, "Seismic tremor levels at Pu`u `O`o cone have increased to values 150% of pre-6/17 levels."
This seems to indicate that perhaps this eruption is already dying down, with the eruption possibly (hopefully) returning to Pu`u O`o.
Remember, molten rock beats both paper AND scissors.
Edited by - glennoid on 08/22/2007 14:34:56
Time is an illusion, but a handy one. Without it, we would not be able to hear sounds, and without that ability, we would have no music.