09-07-2007, 01:50 AM
Yes, the daily report yesterday did indicate that it had overflowed its channel, although this appears to be what it does. Overflow, stall, overflow, stall. The daily report is a just-the-facts statement which does attempt to predict what will happen next. That seems like silence. There is a difference between what HVO is saying and the buzz in Puna. The buzz in Puna is pretty clear: This one is serious. It does not seem to be as serious as the breakout described in Aloha o Kalapana, the book discussed in another thread, that details the Kapoho eruption, where there were curtains of fire and the lava was erupting on the spot, not erupting from a vent or fissure elsewhere.
But when you can see the red glare, I imagine it is pretty disconcerting. Best article I have seen on the volcano is at: http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/volcano/
Puts it in layman's terms and explains why for it to be truly a matter of concern, the vent would have to pick up the pace, and pump up the volume. Still, when it is only five, strike that, seven miles from Pahoa........
Edited by - glen on 09/07/2007 06:20:00
Edited by - glen on 09/07/2007 07:22:40
But when you can see the red glare, I imagine it is pretty disconcerting. Best article I have seen on the volcano is at: http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/volcano/
Puts it in layman's terms and explains why for it to be truly a matter of concern, the vent would have to pick up the pace, and pump up the volume. Still, when it is only five, strike that, seven miles from Pahoa........
Edited by - glen on 09/07/2007 06:20:00
Edited by - glen on 09/07/2007 07:22:40