Wherever I go I hope there’s Rum!
>>Why is the water so hot? Experts have not settled on a specific reason.<<
I am not a geologist nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but I would think the fact the lake is INSIDE A VOLCANO might have something to do with it.
The temperature of the lake, after a certain point, would be determined by a balance between the heating applied, the evaporation of the water, and the influx of cooler water.
Another way to look at the situation, is why has the lake, being so hot, not completely evaporated? It being a very wet climate surely is part of the answer, but is that all? Perhaps the lake being hotter than others means that it is on the brief path of evaporating and disappearing.
First thing that came to mind from the headline:
“... with Paul Schaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous ... lakes?”
Pretty fascinating stuff.
I know, I know.
"Because it's in a volcano!"
So, to put it in perspective, any fish you catch are already cooked.
All I want to know is, when will the lake blow up and eliminate all life on earth? I want to put that on my calendar so I have another reason to never visit Hawaii again.
I hope that lake isn’t trapping CO2 like that lake in Cameroon did. When that one blew, it killed over a thousand people through suffocation.
I have analyzed available data and have concluded the water is hot because it is located atop an active volcano with an impereable surface layer
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/kilauea_multimedia_15.html
Scroll for lots on the lake.
Can’t wait for the floor to crack.
Nothing like a steam explosion full of ash and rock.
That will take your eyes off Kenosha for a day or two.
How is the fishing? The article doesn’t address that vital issue.