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Hawaii Kilaeau Update – June 12, 2018


News Alert – Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Lava Now Melts 700 Houses Lava flowing from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has claimed as many as 700 homes. Bob Fenton, FEMA administrator for the region, said assessments are taking place to determine if renters and homeowners will be eligible for individual FEMA assistance, which would offer payouts averaging $4,000 and maxing out at $34,000.

He said nonprofit organizations are currently offering the bulk of resources and assistance to evacuees, and he encouraged people who have insurance to use it.

Eruption of lava continues from the lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) fissure system in the area of Leilani Estates. A line of closely spaced vents at Fissure 8 are continuing to erupt producing fountains reaching heights up to 160 feet, just higher than the spatter cone around them. This activity continues to feed the fast moving channelized flow that is entering the ocean at Kapoho.

Weak spattering is continuing at Fissures 16/8 as has been noted for the last several days. This morning’s overflight observed a small overflow of a minor pond on the east side of Fissure 8 that did not extend beyond earlier Fissure 8 lavas. Lava was entering the ocean over a broader length this morning with several minor incandescent points and small plumes and two larger entries and corresponding plumes.

The upwelling areas were also more dispersed than yesterday. KΔ«lauea Volcano Summit At 1:52 AM HST, another small ash-poor explosion occurred at KΔ«lauea’s summit. This event and many of its precursory earthquakes were widely felt in the Volcano area.

Seismicity dropped following the event as it typically has with recent explosions. Inward slumping of the rim and walls of Halema`uma`u continues in response to ongoing subsidence at the summit.

Hawaii Eruption Alert ~ June 11, 2018


MIlitary Update news : Hawaii volcano eruption: 30 BILLION gallons of LAVA released by Kilauea over Big Island

High Alert: Hawaii volcano eruption Scientists ALARMED as drone reveals mysterious CRACKS in Kilauea

A DRONE sent to investigate Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano has left scientists baffled after the aerial footage showed concerning changes within the main crater at the volcano’s summit. A drone mission has alarmed scientists monitoring the erupting Hawaii volcano, which has become one of the world’s most dangerous and volatile sites.

Kilauea has shocked the world with streams of lava swallowing houses and giant fissures opening up across Hawaii.

The latest aerial drone footage of the volcano has revealed dramatic changes within the volcano spotted at one of Kilauea’s main craters There are new alarming cracks and fault seen in a collapsed crater, some of which are spewing with intense steam.

Scientists are concerned that an “expanding collapsed crater” and the debris blocking the vent could trigger a massive explosion. The Halemaβ€˜umaβ€˜u crater has undergone a sudden transformation since the eruptions began in early May, including the surprising disappearance of a lava lake.

The drone footage from the US Geological Survey (USGS) shows “yellow sulfur substance on the rubble-covered floor and a scattering of large ballistic blocks around the crater rim”. USGS officials revealed that the empty vent once housed a 12-acre lava lake up until a few weeks ago.

The vent is currently empty of lava and has been stretched to massive 100-acres. The boulders blocking the crater’s eruptive vent have stopped huge clouds of ash emerging, but the consequences are unknown. Kyle Anderson, a geophysicist with the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said experts are uncertain whether this could end eruptions or cause another bigger explosion.

He said: “We really don’t know the implications of this long-term. “It’s possible that new explosions will blast through the rubble at the bottom of the vent. β€œThese may or may not be larger than the previous explosions.

“It is also possible that the vent may become permanently blocked, ending the explosions entirely.” The depth of the crater is not yet known. This comes as vulcanologists showed that the month-old eruption on Hawaii’s Big Island has entered a new, quieter calmer phase inside the crater.

Hawaii volcano eruption: Lava shoots 200ft into sky – Kilauea on red alert ~ June 10, 2018


Hawaii volcano latest pictures: When will the eruptions end?

THE Kilauea volcano is still destroying Hawaii’s Big Island as an eruption this afternoon blasted lava 200ft into the sky. But when will the eruptions end?

Hundreds of construction workers built 20 temporary housing units on Saturday for families who have lost their homes.Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim called their efforts a β€œsource of hope”.

US Geological Survey (USGS) officials have put the area on red alert.

A fissure in the volcano’s lower east rift zone spewed out a fountain of blistering lava at an extraordinary height in the early hours of this morning.

In its latest status report, USGS said: β€œVigorous eruption of lava continues from the lower East Rift Zone (LERZ) fissure system in the area of Leilani Estates.β€œLava fountaining from Fissure 8 continued throughout the day, topping out at about 200 feet in height.” USGS has put the region on a β€˜warning’ volcano alert level and aviation code β€˜red’.

When will the eruptions end?USGS scientists have warned there is no way of knowing when the eruptions will end or if more lava-spewing vents will open. T

he eruption from the shield volcano has destroyed cropland and covered 5,000 acres, even up to 20 feet deep in some places. The last month has seen the island’s most destructive eruption in modern times.

 

Hawaii Volcano Eruption Update – Friday Morning ~ June 8, 2018


News Alert: Hawaii volcano Lava fountains SURGE out Kilauea crater & destroyed at least 600 homes

1.48pm update: Salvation Army urges help for donations for the 2,500 displaced The Salvation Army has a distribution center in Pahoa and volunteers are needed to help sort and distribute items.

Donations of food and water should be directed to partner agencies like the Food Basket. Current donations requested for the distribution centre includes: Blankets Camping chairs Clothing Cots Thick outdoor garbage bags Flashlights Pillows Sleeping bags

12.30pm update: There is no end in sight for Kilauea eruption Scientists with the US Geological Survey say they don’t know when the volcanic activity will stop. Late Thursday, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that fissure 8 β€œis very active and producing a large channelized flow that has filled in Kapoho Bay.”

HVO said the lava delta is 1.2 miles wide and added that β€œocean entry is sending a large laze plume into the air along the coastline.”

11.18am update: Fiery twister captured in Hawaii An incredibly rare phenomenon has been captured on camera as strong winds whipped up a fiery twister, dubbed lavanado, over volcanic fissure eight in Leilani Estates.

Photographer Anthony Quintano said: β€œI was in a media escort provided by the Hawaii National Guard so we were in Leilani Estates the only legal way to view and cover the lava inside the area. β€œThe fountain was shooting 200 feet in the air and it was roughly a half mile away from where we were standing.”

Volcanologist Dr Janine Crippler and meteorologist Sean Luchs dubbed the event a β€œvolcanic fire whirl”. 10.31am update: Scientists learning important information from Kilauea eruption Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano may be disrupting life in Hawaii’s Big Island, with dramatic explosive eruptions and constant lava flows destroying towns and villages.

But the eruption is helping scientists advance what is already known about volcanoes as the glean new and important information about Kilauea’s crater. Volcanoes reveal secrets when they’re rumbling, which means Kilauea is producing a bonanza of information. And with new technology available, researchers can gather and study an unprecedented volume of data as Kilauea rumbles on. ”

Geophysical monitoring techniques that have come online in the last 20 years have now been deployed at Kilauea,” said George Bergantz, professor of earth and space sciences at the University of Washington. “We have this remarkable opportunity to see many more scales of behaviour both preceding and during this current volcanic crisis.”

9.04am update: An estimated 2,500 people have been displaced by the eruption Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the Vacationland and Kapoho Bay areas of Big island after the lava flows spread. Most of the losses have occurred in the Leilani Estates area, where the toll of destruction has been steadily rising by the day. β€œSo if you combine the three of them (Kapoho, Vacationland and Leilani), we’re talking about 600 homes,” Kim told reporters. β€œI’m talking about 600 families. Don’t forget the farmers, don’t forget the ranchers, don’t forget all the employees for them.”

Lava flows have also knocked out telephone and power lines, causing widespread communication outages. And the molten liquid has even forced the shutdown of a geothermal energy plant that provides about a quarter of the island’s electricity.

8.27am update: Amazing aerial footage shows lava fountains spewing out Kilauea Incredible aerial footage released by the United States Geological Survey shows lava bubbling out of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island. In the video, taken from a helicopter around

6:30 a.m. Tuesday, a fountain of lava feeds into a red-hot river and travels northeast, where it eventually enters the Pacific Ocean through Kapoho Bay. Thick clouds of smoke surrounded the coast as a result of the lava, according to USGS. Before and after photos reveal a vast amount of land near Kapoho Bay now covered in lava.

8.20am update: Millions awarded in disaster relief to the state Governor David Ige took part in a visit to Hawaii County Civil Defense headquarters in Hilo, the island’s biggest city, yesterday. There, he signed a memorandum of understanding furnishing $12 million in immediate state disaster relief to the island.

Ige and Kim also announced formation of a task force of federal, state and local officials to devise a recovery plan for communities devastated by the eruption, with an eye toward preventing such major property losses in the future.

News Alert: Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Has Likely Now Destroyed 600 Houses (TTM) ~ June 7, 2018


Alert: Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Has Likely Now Destroyed 600 Houses In the Lower East Rift Zone, lava fountaining continues at fissure 8, with fountain heights of 130 – 210 feet. It continues to feed a lava flow channel through the Kapoho area with an ocean entry in the Vacationlands subdivision area.

It is still producing a vigorous steam and laze plume that, depending on wind direction, has been blown to the southwest. We remind you that laze, or lava haze, is a localized hazard and will not travel far downwind.

The northern lobe of the fissure 8 flow has stalled, although there is some incandescence in the finger of that lobe that advanced into a low graben (or depression) several nights ago. No other fissures are active at this time. Pele’s hair and other lightweight volcanic glass fragments are accumulating in the Leilani Estates subdivision, and strong winds may blow those particles farther from the area. Because these are glass particles and could cause skin and eye irritation, you should minimize contact with them.

At the summit, a small explosion, with energy equivalent to a M5.6 earthquake, occurred at 4:07 PM yesterday and created an ash plume that rose to a height of 10,000 feet. Seismicity dropped after the explosion, but can be expected to increase again until the next explosion. Slumping of the rim and walls of Halema’uma’u Crater continues in response to the ongoing summit subsidence. Vog emissions from the summit and fissures remain high and in the next several days wind may bring vog not only the south and west sides of the island, but to the interior as well.