New beachfront: Geology Picture of the Week, December 22-28, 2002

New beachfront: Geology Picture of the Week, December 22-28, 2002
Hawaii Volcano Observatory ^ | December 22, 2002

Posted on 12/23/2002 2:02:02 PM PST by cogitator

TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Outdoors; Science
KEYWORDS: beach; blacksand; hotlava; kilauea

VERY new.

1 posted on 12/23/2002 2:02:02 PM PST by cogitator

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To: 2Trievers; headsonpikes; Pokey78; Lil'freeper; epsjr; sauropod; kayak; Miss Marple; CPT Clay; ...

*ping!*

2 posted on 12/23/2002 2:03:54 PM PST by cogitator

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To: cogitator

WOW!

3 posted on 12/23/2002 2:08:28 PM PST by kayak

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More pillow basalts

4 posted on 12/23/2002 2:33:30 PM PST by CPT Clay

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To: cogitator

Our SUV's caused this sad case of Global Warming!

5 posted on 12/23/2002 2:42:07 PM PST by Grampa Dave

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To: cogitator

I've just made it my "wallpaper" on the notebook PC.

Very Christmasey!

6 posted on 12/23/2002 2:43:02 PM PST by unspun

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To: cogitator

And in the beginning....GOD created heaven and earth...

7 posted on 12/23/2002 3:21:16 PM PST by AmericanMade1776

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Pahoehoe, that looks hot!

Try walking on it too soon, and you'll end up yelling, "Aa, my feet are burning!"

[I am so sorry about the puns ;^)]

8 posted on 12/23/2002 5:06:06 PM PST by capitan_refugio

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This sort of earth's activity across the Pacific is what causes the plume of warm water triggering El Nino, IMHO. It is certainly what caused the Sandwich Island chain.

9 posted on 12/23/2002 7:07:06 PM PST by SevenDaysInMay

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To: unspun

Nice idea! Thanks.

10 posted on 12/23/2002 7:09:44 PM PST by balrog666

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Yes. It's kinda like our isolated and alienated eternity in Hell, that Jesus came to save us from.

11 posted on 12/24/2002 9:33:34 AM PST by unspun

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Yes. It's kinda like our isolated and alienated eternity in Hell, that Jesus came to save us from.

Or new real estate to speculate over.

12 posted on 12/24/2002 9:50:35 AM PST by balrog666

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That's true. Beats the eroding hills of Los Angeles.

13 posted on 12/24/2002 11:57:40 AM PST by unspun

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