This might even be too hot for tourists
Since June lava has been flowing from an active volcano near Pahoa, Hawaii. This is projected to flow until about 2040. So far the lava has not destroyed any property and only 20 families were displaced. It is about 500 feet from a main road, and it was projected to hit that road on October 31. The lava has stopped moving forward, but it is still moving laterally toward the back end of the flow. Matthew Patrick(geologist) said “the flow is still active, and there is still scattered activity in the flow” and “So it’s just a matter of where that activity is at any given moment.”
Even though things seem to be going well, and the people seem to be safe, the issue could continue for a very long time into the future, and people could be at risk as things continue. 500 feet is not that much of a gap, and the flow could continue forward to people at any moment.
- Rick Derfus
http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/30/us/hawaii-volcano/index.html
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