Posted on 10/18/2022 12:42:30 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Seismic unrest is building at the world’s largest active volcano in Hawaii, where officials are urging people on the Big Island of Hawaii to pack “go bags” and prepare for the inevitable eruption of the giant Mauna Loa volcano. Yesterday, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) said that they detected 65 small-magnitude earthquakes 2-3 miles below the Mokuāʻweoweo caldera beneath the upper-elevation northwest flank of Mauna Loa, an increase in activity from the ongoing period of unrest. Global Positioning System (GPS) instrumentation on Mauna Loa continue to measure inflation at rates elevated since mid-September, indicating that magma is building inside the volcano.
While Mauna Loa is not erupting and there are no signs of an imminent eruption at this moment, scientists are concerned that the inevitable eruption of the giant volcano may arrive sooner than wanted.
“Mauna Loa continues to be in a state of heightened unrest as indicated by increased earthquake activity and inflation of the summit,” HVO said in a statement. “The current unrest is most likely being driven by renewed input of magma 2-5 miles beneath Mauna Loa’s summit.”
Earthquake activity has been increasing from 5-10 earthquakes per day since June 2022, to 10-20 earthquakes per day in July and August, and reaching approximately 40-50 earthquakes per day over the first two weeks of the month. Peak numbers of over 100 earthquakes per day occurred on September 23rd and 29th. While 65 quakes hit in the 24 hours ending yesterday, there were 53 similar earthquakes in the 24 hours ending today.
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—> Go bags to go where?
Circle around the island??
Joe vs the Volcano?
Me bad!
I say we toss Tom Hanks in to appease the Volcano Gods.
Yellowstone would be a great place to wait it out ...
“Mauna Loa continues to be in a state of heightened unrest as indicated by increased earthquake activity and inflation of the summit,”
Wow, Joe Biden’s economy is so bad it’s causing inflation of geologic proportions!
I believe that would include a sitting Vice President and house speaker too. It’s a very very angry goddess.
Interesting.....I suppose living on a volcanic Island is more than a little risky these days.
You got a love a film where the fate of humanity depends on the acting of John Cusack.
I was waiting for him to play the sax or bust out a boombox...
Better Off Dead was fantastic though.
Agreed
Now I’m really scared. If Hawaii is getting prepped for the massive seismic upheaval caused by Stacy Abrams toppling over, what chance of survivng do we have here in the Southeast.
No one knows at this time .
Could be just ML readjusting itself .
If she blows , then we’ll know (where)
Three words: Kona coffee shortage
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