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WATCH: In Hawaii, A 'Firehose' Of Lava Pours Into The Ocean
NPR ^ | February 2, 2017 | Merrit Kennedy

Posted on 02/02/2017 3:10:54 PM PST by nickcarraway

Researchers in Hawaii have captured dramatic footage of a "firehose" of red-hot lava plummeting down a cliff into the Pacific Ocean, sending fragments of lava and clouds of gray smoke into the sky.

It's coming from the big island's Kilauea volcano, which has been erupting since January 1983.

On New Year's Day, about 21 acres of rock from the Komokuna lava delta collapsed. After that, "the exposed lava tube continued to feed a cascade of molten rock down the steep sea cliff," according to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. That's what we're looking at now.

Follow USGS Volcanoes @USGSVolcanoes #Kilauea #Volcano #lava pours into #ocean creating #littoral #explosions that throw spatter onto #Hawaii sea cliff. https://on.doi.gov/2gZ1uaa 10:50 AM - 30 Jan 2017 1,513 1,513 Retweets 2,053 2,053 likes It goes without saying that a tube of red-hot lava is extremely dangerous. In the footage, the hot lava hitting cooler water continually explodes, sending off fragments of molten lava and volcanic glass in all directions. The USGS said last week that large bursts have sent the spatter "about twice the height of the sea cliff."

The lava stream has appeared to narrow in the past few days. National Park representatives have set up a viewing area for the stream of lava, where visitors can see it from a safe distance through binoculars or a telephoto lens.

Meanwhile, the researchers are concerned that the cliff itself continues to be unstable. They're noticing a widening crack, "making the site extremely dangerous for anyone who ventures too closely to the ocean entry by land or by sea." Researchers can actually hear grinding noises coming from the crack, and they're warning that it "could collapse at any time."


TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Weather
KEYWORDS: hawaii; lava; volcana
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To: Lurkinanloomin

She clearly angered Pele.


41 posted on 02/02/2017 5:26:56 PM PST by EEGator
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To: pax_et_bonum

Called my son to tell him a tsunami was headed our way. He told me not too worry they had a couple in Alaska where he fished for two summers.
They evacuated us. Told us to go to Walmart parking lot on Henry street. I was so thankful I could pronounce both names. So we are getting settled in overlooking the coast and my son calls in a panic. He had just seen the news Took a picture at dawn and you can actually see the dark wave coming toward shore.
Walmart was wonderful to all. Kept bathrooms open and a cashier working all night. Even provided water / diapers and formula for babies free


42 posted on 02/02/2017 5:28:32 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: hoosiermama

There are a lot of conservatives on the big island. Kona is a different world than even the other side of the island. Each community there is different.


43 posted on 02/02/2017 5:28:43 PM PST by sheana
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To: nickcarraway

That is awesome! Thanks for posting.


44 posted on 02/02/2017 5:28:52 PM PST by Rusty0604 (bc)
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To: hoosiermama

Looks like the place, The island is small, so how many places like this could there be? Still not sure, as I was there in around ‘71. Wish I could see the house.
The island was barely developed back then. The airstrip was cut in the middle of a sugarcane field! The terminal was basically a grass shack!


45 posted on 02/02/2017 5:30:22 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: sheana

I absolutely loved Kona
Loved the people
Any small town feeling

My cousin and her husband have retired near Honolulu His family is from there.
No desire to visit.


46 posted on 02/02/2017 5:33:44 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: hoosiermama

Lol!

You have exciting vacations!

Do you often give your son so much cause for concern? :-)


47 posted on 02/02/2017 5:35:11 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

We flew in to Kona. I was expecting a lush landscape. The airport is on a lava field. Sort of like landing on a black moonscape
I’d go back in a minute


48 posted on 02/02/2017 5:36:22 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: pax_et_bonum

Less then he gives me
Called one day to tell me he was rappelling up the Devils tower
Informed him he’s to only tell his. Mother that when he is safely back down

So a couple of hours later he called in a hoarse voice said “I fell!”
Thought he was joking with me
Found out years later he was saved by the safety rope around him
He hasn’t repelled since


49 posted on 02/02/2017 5:41:41 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: hoosiermama

I don’t mean to be a jerk, but the stewardesses on the Hawaiian Airlines drove me crazy! So beautiful! I was in my young Thirties. We would take off from one Island, and while climbing up to altitude they would push the drink trays, and then reverse and pull them back as we came down! Short flights!


50 posted on 02/02/2017 5:44:57 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: hoosiermama

Dang! At least he learned a lesson!

Sons.

I, too, want to learn about many of their adventures only afterwards.

8-/


51 posted on 02/02/2017 5:52:54 PM PST by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless America)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

We flew in by Alaska airlines. We’re able to upgrade to first class for less money than a meal would have costs. Wonderful service.


52 posted on 02/02/2017 6:17:10 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: hoosiermama

Yeah. Honolulu sucks. Too many people.


53 posted on 02/02/2017 6:35:47 PM PST by sheana
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To: hoosiermama

A wonderful trip that I will never forget! We flew home on Christmas Day. 5 people on the flight. My family of four,,,, and Ted Asner. He wanted someone to fawn over him, so he came back to our seats. My Father, a staunch Conservative, didn’t even acknowledge his existence! My Mom and Sister were polite. I excused myself and went to play and drink with the stewardesses. I had a nice flight, and stopover in Chicago! No male stews back then!


54 posted on 02/02/2017 6:38:06 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: sheana

Even they say that. But they have the family home in a nice subdivision.
Not far from a golf course. My cousin plays in some jazz ensembles and they don’t hesitate to get on a plane and travel for a day or more to another island


55 posted on 02/02/2017 6:39:49 PM PST by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: nickcarraway

Pi$$ poor filming, too much zoomed in footage. It doesn’t have the awe of the initial pulled back footage.


56 posted on 02/02/2017 7:02:48 PM PST by DAC21
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