That's a complete myth. 14000 feet is a great place to sample since the biggest contaminent is respiraton by vegetation. In any case there are a dozen other regular locations: 
and that's just one measuring program of several.
Posted on 05/03/2018 11:02:04 PM PDT by Simon Green
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, releasing lava into a residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes.
Hawaii County said steam and lava poured out of a crack in Leilani Estates, which is near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island.
Footage shown on local television showed lava spurting into the sky from a crack in a road.
County, state and federal officials had been warning residents all week that they should be prepared to evacuate, as an eruption would give little warning.
The county has ordered evacuations for all of Leilani Estates, which according to the 2010 U.S. Census has a population of 1,500.
Nearby community centers have opened for shelter.
The U.S. Geological Survey said new ground cracks were reported Thursday afternoon. Hot vapor emerged from a crack and spattering lava began to erupt.
Scientists said areas downslope of the erupting vent were at risk of being covered by lava. Leilani Estates appeared to be at greatest risk, but scientists said new vents and outbreaks could occur and it's not possible to say where.
The eruption comes after days of earthquakes rattled the area's Puna district. A nearby school was closed due to the ongoing seismic activity and several roadways cracked under the strain of the constant temblors.
The Puu Oo crater floor began to collapse Monday, triggering a series of earthquakes and pushing the lava into new underground chambers.
The collapse caused magma to push more than 10 miles (16 kilometers) downslope toward the populated southeast coastline of the island.
USGS geologist Janet Babb said the magma crossed under Highway 130, which leads to a popular volcano access point, on Tuesday night.
Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency closed the area to visitors on Tuesday and ordered private tour companies to stop taking people into the region.
Most of Kilauea's activity has been nonexplosive, but a 1924 eruption spewed ash and 10-ton (9-metric ton) rocks into the sky, leaving one man dead.
Puu Oo's 1983 eruption resulted in lava fountains soaring over 1,500 feet high. In the decades since, the lava flow has buried dozens of square miles (kilometers) of land and destroyed many homes.
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That's a complete myth. 14000 feet is a great place to sample since the biggest contaminent is respiraton by vegetation. In any case there are a dozen other regular locations: and that's just one measuring program of several.
Wow! I gather the ground split open since there’s a long line of lava exploding up through the trees.
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It is quite dramatic to see that drone footage showing the glowing rip in the earth. Wow!
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“magma”
No, No not fracking
That Kid pulled his finger out of the Dyke,Dike?
hmmm... i wonder what the paris accords would mean to this CO2 increase...
i am sure it is minimal compared to all the people and cows passing gas.
That study has been debunked. The mushroom in question is a veiled stinkhorn. But the story is so popular it lives on despite the facts.
Yet, people are surprised when they go swimming in the ocean and get eaten by a shark.
Very helpful in seeing The lava erupting through route 130, a few miles away from the volcano.
We are mere humans.
Leilani Estates is a gorgeous, rural area. We own property up the road in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
You should be able to pick up land there pretty cheap now.
Not as cheap as what we got. lol Hubby’s aunt bought 2 acres in 1954 for I think it was $795. We inherited it when she died.
So glad that volcanoes don’t cause climate change. If it swallows up some SUVs and electricity using homes, then it’s a win for Mutha Erf. /s
“For all the Hawaii haters sure to pile on, remember the vote here was not totally for The Beast. On West Hawaii, 40% voted for Trump, much to the rage of liberals. Dunno how different that was for California.”
true in most states; geographically, the entire nation voted for Trump except for very small dense urban areas ...
“Apparently caused by a lack of virgins on the island.”
Krakatoa Katie, she ain’t no lady when she starts to shake her sarong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVMQcPAKfGk
Kilauea Volcano eruption forces hundreds of residents to evacuate
I assume it grows in a wet spot?
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