Ongoing Volcanic Activity in Hawaii Causes Damage and Forces Evacuations

[mserskine]

https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/united-states/ongoing-volcanic-activity-20180515/

Edited May 16, 2018 by hatcheckgirl
corrected typo in heading

[Qapla]

Very nice, concise article.

[Friends just call me Ross]

There are now 20 fissures that have opened up and the videos of #18 are pretty spectacular.  😱

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/kilauea/news/68958/Kilauea-volcano-update-Alert-level-raised-to-RED-because-of-increased-ash-emissions-and-risk-of-expl.html

[hatcheckgirl]

It's just getting worse.  How are our brothers faring? Do we know yet?

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/red-alert-as-hawaii-s-kilauea-volcano-blasts-ballistic-blocks?cx_cid=edm:newspm:2017

 

“Ballistic blocks” the size of microwaves have shot from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in what may be the start of explosive eruptions that could spew huge ash plumes and hurl smaller rocks for several kilometres, the US Geological Survey said.

Such eruptions, last seen nearly a century ago, have been a looming threat since Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted nearly two weeks ago.

[Friends just call me Ross]

Kilauea blew at around 11 am EST, 4 am Hawaii time.

 

30,000 foot high plume and ash advisories for local residents to shelter in place.  The national park employees were evacuated.

[Qapla]

So far it looks like air travel has not been affected by the eruption.

 

They are not sure but they hope this eruption marks the end of this level of activity.

 

Just saw that on The Weather Channel

[Friends just call me Ross]

Saturday, May 19/Sunday May 20th:

Lava outflows have now turned more liquidy and more areas are being evacuated :

 

 

[Bluebell]

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/20/us/hawaii-kilauea-volcano-lava-flow/index.html

 

Hawaii lava finally reaches the Pacific -- only to create another deadly danger

 

when will this end? this island will be soon uninhabitable  .....I think our Brother's are all gone by now....at least somewhere safe....

[Tortuga]

3 hours ago, Samira said:

this island will be soon uninhabitable  .....I think our Brother's are all gone by now....at least somewhere safe....

It is a big island and the volcano is just in the lower part for now. We have friends on the Kona side that are doing fine.

[Bluebell]

3 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

It is a big island and the volcano is just in the lower part for now. We have friends on the Kona side that are doing fine.

so all brother's moving to the other side......

[Tortuga]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/money/hawaii-volcano-has-flung-ash-and-rattled-residents-now-its-taking-a-toll-on-the-big-islands-economy/ar-AAxntaf

 

Hotels and authorities are desperately trying to reassure guests the Big Island is safe. They point out that the island is as big as Delaware and Rhode Island combined, and the lava flows are more than 30 miles away from most tourist areas.

"When this is over, I'll be surprised if more than 10 miles are affected," County Mayor Harry Kim said.

Although the eruptions and evacuations have made news, the vast majority of life is unaffected on the Big Island: Schools are open, the sun is shining and golfers are putting away. Tourists stroll the shore in Hilo as the waves gently roll in from the Pacific; poke restaurants are offering fresh-caught fish and locally roasted coffee.

 

 

Population: 190,821 (2013)

Area: 4,028 sq miles (10,432 km²)

Edited May 21, 2018 by Tortuga

[Tortuga]

The current volcanic activity is on the south east side of the island at the Volcano National Park. JW.ORG doesn't show any Kingdom Halls in the affected area,

There are many congregations on the Big Island that are not near the volcanic activity.

We vacation at Waikoloa Village and have attended meetings there, We have also attended at an older KH just above Captain Cook that had windows facing the ocean.

 

Edited May 21, 2018 by Tortuga

[Tortuga]

Now Hurricane Hector is headed to Hawaii. 

 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/05/us/hurricane-hector-hawaii-islands-wxc/index.html

Edited August 6, 2018 by Tortuga

[alohapaulette]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RItdmYy8Wnw

 

Yikes!

[alohapaulette]

11 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Now Hurricane Hector is headed to Hawaii. 

 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/05/us/hurricane-hector-hawaii-islands-wxc/index.html

What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?

 

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/05/us/hurricane-hector-hawaii-islands-wxc/index.html