WillyBob Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 talked to a friend that moved from that area a couple years ago. His place was 5 miles from the center of action. He was saying a friend post on FB a crack in his yard belching hot ... and deciding to bug out. Another friend, on Maui was saying the vog is getting there. if there is an up side to this event ... It isn't doing a lot suddenly. So far, no explosive eruption. kinda of related.... what is happening with the observatory? I don't imagine they are getting much done with the ground shaking. Or the vog, I would suppose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 19 minutes ago, WillyBob said: talked to a friend that moved from that area a couple years ago. His place was 5 miles from the center of action. He was saying a friend post on FB a crack in his yard belching hot ... and deciding to bug out. Another friend, on Maui was saying the vog is getting there. if there is an up side to this event ... It isn't doing a lot suddenly. So far, no explosive eruption. kinda of related.... what is happening with the observatory? I don't imagine they are getting much done with the ground shaking. Or the vog, I would suppose? Its probably good that its letting out pressure slowly. A Mt. St. Helens type of event would pretty much wipe out Hawaii although its my understanding they are different types of volcanoes. Now if Mt. Rainier decided to go... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 23 minutes ago, WillyBob said: if there is an up side to this event ... It isn't doing a lot suddenly. So far, no explosive eruption. It's not over yet. Quote Scientists warn that Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is on the verge of a new explosion that could send ash, steam and sulfur dioxide spewing from the summit crater and toss six-foot wide boulders as far as a half-mile away in all directions. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/05/10/hawaii-volcano-verge-new-eruption-could-send-boulders-flying/597529002/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 You will notice that I qualified my response. Gotta hedge when you are dealing with nature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 17 hours ago, twk123 said: Its probably good that its letting out pressure slowly. A Mt. St. Helens type of event would pretty much wipe out Hawaii although its my understanding they are different types of volcanoes. Now if Mt. Rainier decided to go... a MtStHelen thing would be felt all along the coast of the Pacific. Large chunks of the island have fallen/slid off before and have the potential to produce tsunami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 The very very big one I worry about is Yellowstone. It's only 40,000 years overdue. The USA would be history. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 9 hours ago, JJkizak said: The USA would be history. After the fact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I have often wondered if channels could be dug quickly to divert some of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 the earth is breathing fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/11/2018 at 10:36 PM, YK Thom said: I have often wondered if channels could be dug quickly to divert some of it. It runs way too deep for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 On 5/11/2018 at 7:33 AM, JJkizak said: The very very big one I worry about is Yellowstone. It's only 40,000 years overdue. The USA would be history. JJK That is one of those things where its not even worth having a contingency plan for... because there would be nobody to carry out the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Business as usual in Hawaii, I guess. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Shiva said: Business as usual in Hawaii, I guess. That man has incredible concentration. JJK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Dang!! All of those folks have lost their ever-lovin' minds!! Or they're all geologist with majors in tectonics and volcanology. I'd be at least a hundred miles away if I saw that as close as it seems to be to all of them! .......But on an island, with air travel restriction possible soon, giant waves possible soon? uh uhhhhh uh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 5 hours ago, JJkizak said: That man has incredible concentration. JJK When you have to sit through a 3 hour timeshare presentation to get a free round of golf, you take it pretty seriously... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I may be a liberal democrat, communistic socialist and all, but what brain dead moron buys a home next to an active volcano? Are we supposed to bail out people for being that stupid? Not at all sympathetic to the people around there. Most of that area is richy, rich recent development inhabited by stupidos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Matthews Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, thebes said: I may be a liberal democrat, communistic socialist and all, but what brain dead moron buys a home next to an active volcano? Are we supposed to bail out people for being that stupid? Not at all sympathetic to the people around there. Most of that area is richy, rich recent development inhabited by stupidos. This same reasoning applies to beach and river-front homes. FEMA subsidizes flood insurance so that rich people can buy in risky zones. "A Congressional Budget Office study found the median value of an NFIP insured home is about twice that of American homes in general. About 80 percent of NFIP households are in counties that rank in the top income quintile. As of 2012, 42 percent of NFIP properties took out the maximum $250,000 in coverage, reflecting the fact that properties near water tend to be more expensive than properties in general." https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/08/08/hidden-subsidy-rich-flood-insurance-000495 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 just a casual observation from having lived on Kauai for 8 years ... they are kinda philosophical about Pele and sharks and hurricanes and a lot of natural phenomenon. Just something that is part of life. Much respect and well wishes for the folks there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryC Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Well, now, am I wrong, but doesn't Hawaii have very, very fluid lava that doesn't build up overwhelming Mt St Helens - type gas pressures that blows whole mountains and regions apart in huge explosions? Rather, doesn't Hawaii have gentle outflows that send watery lava down extremely gentle slopes? I think that's why the Cascade Mts have very sharp cone-like slopes and blown-off tops while Hawaii ex-volcanos have incredibly gentle slopes that go on for miles, and their "eruptions" are mere soupy runoffs that don't blow up. Yes, Yellowstone would have a world-changing explosion, while Hawaii just has another highway or subdivision slide off the hill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 To an extent, larry. The islands are littered with tuff cones as well. The dominant form is the shield volcano, but even shield volcanoes have their moments. The cascades and the pacific rim is a fault line, plate tectonic style rift for activity. Hawaii is part of a plate moving over a hot spot. Never underestimate the potential devastation as the earth churns. There is evidence of a massive tsunami that hit Australia in the distant past. The likely cause was a massive slide of Hawaiian earth into the ocean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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