It would be good to include information from a marine scientist. HCl is very soluble, and currents have to be carrying a dilute solution away from Kapoho. There should be other acids too, plus volcanic glass could be damaging gills.
This update is about the best I have seen in weeks, very clear info and images that you do not think possible. Especially the eartquake in the crater, breathtaking ... Feel sorry for journalists, they had no intelligent question...
First, I feel for those who's lives have been effected negativity by this eruption. With that said, this is just amazing to me. The footage we've been getting is just awe inspiring. I cant even imagine what it must look like in person. The flows are much much faster than I would ever have imagined. I hope the best for those effected.
It’s going to be interesting to see if the lava pools and breaks out or starts to tube under the harden crusted shell of the old flow. We’ll know if that glaze plume dissipates. As long as the fissure 8 viscosity remains high, I’m still betting that it’s getting magma straight from the plume.
I have no idea which "people" would be stupid enough to think that. Hawaii is one of the biggest vulcanoes in the world, still growing, and even if the island moves of the hotspot, it will take millions of years.
Wow really.. no check on the rain to see how acidic it is? I would have thought that would have been a priority has people have catchment tanks for their water supply.. I would have thought testing the rain water was a given!!
I visited Icelands "Laki" volcanic fissure a few years ago. When it erupted in the late 1700's, the fissure erupted over ten months along the entire 28 km, with lava shooting an estimated 1200 feet high, and flowing over 30 km at a depth of 400 feet. The gasses killed many millions of people, and many more millions of livestock across Iceland and Europe. Amazing and scary!
Thank you for this more comprehensive report. It’s really nice to see some new and current footage. I have a couple of questions for Big Island Video News, and the Civil Defense people. I’m wondering if there’s a reason you can’t use drones for a lot of you video coverage? Wouldn’t it be more economically savvy? I’m not a scientist or an expert. Just curious, and I heard someone else mention it. And it would be nice if you would show the area your speaking about on video when you’re actually talking about it. i.e. show fissure 22 when you mention it, ocean entry, when you mention it, etc. You actually did in this report, thank you. In the one to three minute daily reports it seems like you don’t do that. Thanks for reading this. I would love a reply to my questions. You all do such a nice job presenting and it must be very exciting and somewhat exhausting. I so appreciate your concise (unsensationalized) reports. I watch via web from my home in the Pacific Northwest, Port Townsend, WA. But I used to live on the islands. One more question. Where does all this lava come from and what is left behind whence it came? Seriously. Thank you. 🧡💛❤️
*Stumped on what to ask?* ... How significant are these SO2 numbers? Are we talking about enough to significantly impact this coming winter by a degree or few in the northern hemisphere. (Obviously no one will answer that...) So... how significant is the additional SO2 on a hemispheric/yearly scale? Are we talking a few percent above average or more? Any new elemental compositions coming up through the eruption system? I know it was previously reported that the lava is flowing into a more shallow sloping ocean region but this has been going on for awhile now. (I swear I'm not trying to feed the kids in tin foil hats here, but..) What is the size and structure of the newly formed landmass extending beyond the previous shoreline, and when does it's general stability become a larger safety concern? Are there any interesting scientific papers coming down the pipeline that we should be looking for soon? Has the consistent seismic data around the region altered your understanding of the overall plumbing connecting this system?
Prior to this latest event: "Volcanic smog, or what we call vog, is a naturally occurring process from Hawaiian volcanoes....in the case of Kilauea, which has been erupting for over 20 years now, if you were able to classify this as a man-made polluting source in America, Kilauea would be number one on that list" ~ Frank Trusdell, USGS Volcanologist
Glenn Mitchell People have tried to control the flows before but with little to no success. You can't control the interior channel. If the magma gets hotter or restricted it will reheat and melt through anything in it's path including any previously solidified lava. It's about like a river torrent flowing through ice. Any little change or obstruction will cause rippling effects. This is also why "lava boats" or floating/broken-off solidified chunks of rock in the flow are such a concern, they are the factors tbat will cause the flow to change and diverge unpredictably... but I'm no expert. Just another dude that finds this stuff interesting ;) -Jake
When will there be 3D thermo measuring of the surface around fissure 8 available? It is widely known to be measured (oil drilling i.e.) let everybody in on the images.
Well yes, but as far as where the actual front of this flow is now it is about 300-500 feet deep, a bit further to go till it hits the drop off. See here www.soest.hawaii.edu/HMRG/Multibeam/products/mbs_charts-200-005.bty.b0.med.jpg
innerviews897 Must be like living in Oklahoma in a fracking area..😐 You know though that people in Oklahoma are saying to their neighbors. Yeah well, as t least we don't live in Hawaii....then they kinda look at themselves and shake their heads thinking, that ain't right is it? ua-cam.com/video/dm6qw_yeo6o/v-deo.html
Fisherate 8 is awesome better name for sure it already did the damage make worth it make some land Probably the most intense thing I've ever seen in my life
I love watching this, its so beautiful on these videos!!!The Flo is so pretty, a bite orange in a black background!!
Thx
It would be good to include information from a marine scientist. HCl is very soluble, and currents have to be carrying a dilute solution away from Kapoho. There should be other acids too, plus volcanic glass could be damaging gills.
This update is about the best I have seen in weeks, very clear info and images that you do not think possible. Especially the eartquake in the crater, breathtaking ...
Feel sorry for journalists, they had no intelligent question...
First, I feel for those who's lives have been effected negativity by this eruption.
With that said, this is just amazing to me. The footage we've been getting is just awe inspiring. I cant even imagine what it must look like in person.
The flows are much much faster than I would ever have imagined.
I hope the best for those effected.
It’s going to be interesting to see if the lava pools and breaks out or starts to tube under the harden crusted shell of the old flow. We’ll know if that glaze plume dissipates. As long as the fissure 8 viscosity remains high, I’m still betting that it’s getting magma straight from the plume.
Aloha very clear Photography plus collapses
And rain thank you hugs and prayers from me 2 U from Hawaii Oahu
People were saying that Hawaii will soon be underwater but it seems that the Island is growing.
People were saying the most massive mountain on Earth would soon be underwater? Ignore everything they say from here on out.
wachira david. Who know's what will happen overall.
I have no idea which "people" would be stupid enough to think that. Hawaii is one of the biggest vulcanoes in the world, still growing, and even if the island moves of the hotspot, it will take millions of years.
Wow really.. no check on the rain to see how acidic it is? I would have thought that would have been a priority has people have catchment tanks for their water supply.. I would have thought testing the rain water was a given!!
I visited Icelands "Laki" volcanic fissure a few years ago. When it erupted in the late 1700's, the fissure erupted over ten months along the entire 28 km, with lava shooting an estimated 1200 feet high, and flowing over 30 km at a depth of 400 feet. The gasses killed many millions of people, and many more millions of livestock across Iceland and Europe. Amazing and scary!
Thank you for this more comprehensive report. It’s really nice to see some new and current footage. I have a couple of questions for Big Island Video News, and the Civil Defense people. I’m wondering if there’s a reason you can’t use drones for a lot of you video coverage? Wouldn’t it be more economically savvy? I’m not a scientist or an expert. Just curious, and I heard someone else mention it. And it would be nice if you would show the area your speaking about on video when you’re actually talking about it. i.e. show fissure 22 when you mention it, ocean entry, when you mention it, etc. You actually did in this report, thank you. In the one to three minute daily reports it seems like you don’t do that. Thanks for reading this. I would love a reply to my questions. You all do such a nice job presenting and it must be very exciting and somewhat exhausting. I so appreciate your concise (unsensationalized) reports. I watch via web from my home in the Pacific Northwest, Port Townsend, WA. But I used to live on the islands. One more question. Where does all this lava come from and what is left behind whence it came? Seriously. Thank you. 🧡💛❤️
Radha Devi the lava was first old 1955 lava stored underground, then lava from Pu’u ‘O’o, and now lava from Halema’uma’u magma chamber
Maybe the lower end of the rift system at Fissure 22 is more than 300psi below fissure 8 and it's slowly heating and etching a second channel.
*Stumped on what to ask?* ...
How significant are these SO2 numbers? Are we talking about enough to significantly impact this coming winter by a degree or few in the northern hemisphere. (Obviously no one will answer that...) So... how significant is the additional SO2 on a hemispheric/yearly scale? Are we talking a few percent above average or more?
Any new elemental compositions coming up through the eruption system?
I know it was previously reported that the lava is flowing into a more shallow sloping ocean region but this has been going on for awhile now. (I swear I'm not trying to feed the kids in tin foil hats here, but..) What is the size and structure of the newly formed landmass extending beyond the previous shoreline, and when does it's general stability become a larger safety concern?
Are there any interesting scientific papers coming down the pipeline that we should be looking for soon?
Has the consistent seismic data around the region altered your understanding of the overall plumbing connecting this system?
Prior to this latest event: "Volcanic smog, or what we call vog, is a naturally occurring process from Hawaiian volcanoes....in the case of Kilauea, which has been erupting for over 20 years now, if you were able to classify this as a man-made polluting source in America, Kilauea would be number one on that list"
~ Frank Trusdell, USGS Volcanologist
625 acres of new land at Kapoho. No one will be walking on it soon, so safety?
volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/file_mngr/file-184/Summit%20scenarios_7-5-18.pdf
Lisa Grable
Safety - collapse/slip/slide of a large landmass or shelf
Best one yet
Is it not possible to divert lava into shaped channels, let it cool and then slice them into lava bricks for construction?
Glenn Mitchell
People have tried to control the flows before but with little to no success. You can't control the interior channel. If the magma gets hotter or restricted it will reheat and melt through anything in it's path including any previously solidified lava. It's about like a river torrent flowing through ice. Any little change or obstruction will cause rippling effects. This is also why "lava boats" or floating/broken-off solidified chunks of rock in the flow are such a concern, they are the factors tbat will cause the flow to change and diverge unpredictably... but I'm no expert. Just another dude that finds this stuff interesting ;)
-Jake
There's really not a lot anyone can do but just stand aside and watch.
Glenn Mitchell
Interesting idea, though!
Upcycle Electronics Thank you for a thoughtful and complete answer. Appreciated!
The Big Green Volcano Watching via UA-cam must certainly pale compared to being there. I can only imagine. Thanks.
When will there be 3D thermo measuring of the surface around fissure 8 available?
It is widely known to be measured (oil drilling i.e.) let everybody in on the images.
You can find a thermal map of the fissure system and lava flows on the USGS Kilauea page under maps.
9 inches of rain in 24hrs?!!
What about the plumes a couple hundred yards offshore?
Sulfur + Rain isn't that acid rain? Are they not giving any health hazard warnings?
Hey!!! I have a stupid question!!! How come this raging torrent of lava doesn't liquefy the ground below it, and continuously dig out a deeper chasm?
T Hoog finally! Thanks :)
Thanks for the input.
What is the radiant heat compared to the color of the lava.
How close can you fly to it?
Are there ever swathes/waves of heat that effect flight?
You can fly a few feet over the lava...once!
When does Fissure 8 become a volcano, its growing a cone and looks like a volcano ?
It is a volcano called Kīlauea, this is a fissure spewing magma from this volcano.
Where could I find out how deep the is water at the edge of the flow?
Brian Brehmeyer From me. The lava shelf has moved out passed the reef so it's about 80 to 100 feet deep right off the shelf.
It's out to about the 100 meter 300' line and moving outward and deeper.
Brian Brehmeyer about 500 feet
Well yes, but as far as where the actual front of this flow is now it is about 300-500 feet deep, a bit further to go till it hits the drop off. See here www.soest.hawaii.edu/HMRG/Multibeam/products/mbs_charts-200-005.bty.b0.med.jpg
Thanks. I knew it had filled up what used to be a small bay. I assume the flow's forward motion will essentially stop when it reaches the drop-off.
Que rio de fogo.
40 earth quakes per hour
innerviews897
Must be like living in Oklahoma in a fracking area..😐
You know though that people in Oklahoma are saying to their neighbors.
Yeah well, as t least we don't live in Hawaii....then they kinda look at themselves and shake their heads thinking, that ain't right is it?
ua-cam.com/video/dm6qw_yeo6o/v-deo.html
So?
The Marines are moving their large carrier planes to Hawaii...!
Fake news. Conspiritard claims. What a surprise! These types of events draw you out like flies to crap.
Mother Nature has ways of working her magic - im sure the acid rain works some magic of its own. Maybe helps all the brown vegetation?
Fisherate 8 is awesome better name for sure it already did the damage make worth it make some land Probably the most intense thing I've ever seen in my life
😌🌹
Mauna Loa is waking up now, showing earthquakes as well
that extra land mass is hanging off of a cliff, it’s only time till it snaps off
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