Volcanic Unrest at Mauna Loa, Earth’s Largest Active Volcano

EOS ^ | 10/16/2017 | Albert Thelen, et al

[JimSEA]

Everyone will be watching this very accessible volcano. Extreme explosive eruption is very unlikely as the past has been mafic lava, flowing like a river.

[JimSEA]

Of possible interest.

[PapaBear3625]

Incidentally, Mauna Loa is where the US government monitors global atmospheric CO2 trends

[blam]

Earth doing what earth does, eh?

[mewzilla]

Mother Nature adjusting her girdle. :-)

[kaehurowing]

Readings already contaminated by gases from other volcanic activity on the island, so readings have to be “corrected” (wink, wink) to give an “accurate” reading for global warming purposes.

[txnativegop]

That’s funny! :^)

[BlackVeil]

There is also a volcano in Indonesia, on Bali, which has been unstable and likely to erupt.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I’ve walked through the lava tubes. Too cool!

[mewzilla]

If you’re old enough to remember girdles, not these new-fangled Spanx thingies, you’ll really appreciate the metaphor. ;-)

[txnativegop]

Indeed I am. Your comment was very nicely done!

[Berosus]

And don’t forget the Yellowstone formation. Last week I heard an announcement that the supervolcano under the park could blow sometime in this century. If that happens, kiss everything west of the Mississippi River goodbye.

[JimSEA]

Yes and the Bali volcano is likely to be an explosive one with pyroclastic flows and lava “bombs”. Not a good one to be anywhere close to.

[mewzilla]

The British tabs were having kittens about La Palma a few days back. That seems to have quieted down now.

[yuleeyahoo]

Global warming! Trumps fault!

[EEGator]

I was there exactly one year ago.

[txnativegop]

yeah TLC did a few documentaries about La Palma in the early teens. Let’s hope so.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks for posting. That’s an easily readable and understandable article. My daughter lives in Waikiki and they get the VOG from Mauna Loa activity.

The 1975 and 1984 patterns sure do look like the past four years.

The synthetic interferometry technique is interesting. The article says the radar beam was tilted 35 degrees off vertical during the satellite passes. They don’t say how they correct for the slope of the mountain flanks.

[firebrand]

Don’t forget Vesuvius, especially if there is a Pliny eruption. Cue in the guy forever immortalized trying to crawl away.

[Ace's Dad]

I’ve walked through the lava tubes. Too cool!

I've had the pleasure, as well. It's where the legend of the Menehune started. The tubes creak (from cooling lava) and echo, just like little creatures walking around.