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Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, county issues evacuations
ABC News ^ | 05/03/18

Posted on 05/03/2018 11:02:04 PM PDT by Simon Green

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, releasing lava into a residential neighborhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes.

Hawaii County said steam and lava poured out of a crack in Leilani Estates, which is near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island.

Footage shown on local television showed lava spurting into the sky from a crack in a road.

County, state and federal officials had been warning residents all week that they should be prepared to evacuate, as an eruption would give little warning.

The county has ordered evacuations for all of Leilani Estates, which according to the 2010 U.S. Census has a population of 1,500.

Nearby community centers have opened for shelter.

The U.S. Geological Survey said new ground cracks were reported Thursday afternoon. Hot vapor emerged from a crack and spattering lava began to erupt.

Scientists said areas downslope of the erupting vent were at risk of being covered by lava. Leilani Estates appeared to be at greatest risk, but scientists said new vents and outbreaks could occur and it's not possible to say where.

The eruption comes after days of earthquakes rattled the area's Puna district. A nearby school was closed due to the ongoing seismic activity and several roadways cracked under the strain of the constant temblors.

The Puu Oo crater floor began to collapse Monday, triggering a series of earthquakes and pushing the lava into new underground chambers.

The collapse caused magma to push more than 10 miles (16 kilometers) downslope toward the populated southeast coastline of the island.

USGS geologist Janet Babb said the magma crossed under Highway 130, which leads to a popular volcano access point, on Tuesday night.

Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency closed the area to visitors on Tuesday and ordered private tour companies to stop taking people into the region.

Most of Kilauea's activity has been nonexplosive, but a 1924 eruption spewed ash and 10-ton (9-metric ton) rocks into the sky, leaving one man dead.

Puu Oo's 1983 eruption resulted in lava fountains soaring over 1,500 feet high. In the decades since, the lava flow has buried dozens of square miles (kilometers) of land and destroyed many homes.


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: evacuation; evacuations; hawaii; hawaiicounty; kilauea; kilaueavolcano; lava; leilaniestates; pahoa; usgs; volcano
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To: Simon Green

I blame fracking.


21 posted on 05/04/2018 1:27:41 AM PDT by kickstart ("A gun is a tool. It is only as good or as bad as the man who uses it" . Alan Ladd in 'Shane')
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To: Simon Green

Its just Pele. Toss in a dozen or so volupuous bronze skinned beauties and it will behave.


22 posted on 05/04/2018 1:37:27 AM PDT by TonyM (UPS)
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To: smokingfrog

Hawaii passed a law against almost all sunscreens, so don’t worry.


23 posted on 05/04/2018 1:52:03 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: TonyM
Its just Pele. Toss in a dozen or so voluptuous bronze skinned beauties and it will behave.

Pele is not a thing, she's a goddess (according to legend).

24 posted on 05/04/2018 2:35:51 AM PDT by Ace's Dad ("America is Great because America is Good " - Alexis de Tocqueville)
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To: Jyotishi

Wow. Do homeowners there have access to something akin to volcano insurance? 10,000 people under mandatory evac. Yikes.


25 posted on 05/04/2018 2:48:24 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: mewzilla

I’m seeing evacuation figures in various media outlets from 1500 to 10,000. Doesn’t look like local media has updated in a while. Interesting pic from HI EL...

https://twitter.com/HIElectricLight/status/992293956686725120?s=19


26 posted on 05/04/2018 3:33:48 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: TonyM
"Its just Pele. Toss in a dozen or so volupuous bronze skinned beauties and it will behave."

No, throw in a dozen Leftist radical Democrats. It's sure to cause constipation and stop the eruption.

27 posted on 05/04/2018 3:39:17 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: mewzilla

Wow!


28 posted on 05/04/2018 3:54:51 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: neverevergiveup

What gets me is the lack of updates from local media. I can see not being live from the scene all night (though if they want to see HI and ad time to a global market, might not be a bad idea when you’ve got interest like this...), but no updates on the hour on your websites, just to keep locals informed? Sheesh.


29 posted on 05/04/2018 4:11:00 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: mewzilla

...want to sell HI and ad time....


30 posted on 05/04/2018 4:11:34 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: mewzilla

My last disaster, thank God, was many moons ago, but it was easier to get food and water than accurate info. Apparently even in the internet age, some things don’t change.


31 posted on 05/04/2018 4:14:23 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: Simon Green

Apparently caused by a lack of virgins on the island.

And global warming.


32 posted on 05/04/2018 4:19:01 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

“The lava ate Obama’s original birf certificate.”


33 posted on 05/04/2018 4:20:26 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: Simon Green

This is where one of those “tiny houses” on wheels comes in handy.

Evacuate with your house.


34 posted on 05/04/2018 4:32:23 AM PDT by Politically Correct (A member of the rabble in good standing)
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To: Politically Correct

Unless lava has covered the road. :-)


35 posted on 05/04/2018 4:35:54 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: TonyM

My first thought was we could throw in a few hundred Democrat congress critters, but that might displease Pele enough to cause a catastrophic explosion!

Talk about indigestible sacrifices!


36 posted on 05/04/2018 4:36:06 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: TonyM

Nothing is going to make Pele quiet at Kilauea. That volcano is always doing something


37 posted on 05/04/2018 4:43:35 AM PDT by yawningotter
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To: rlmorel

There’s not enough Maalox on the planet to take care of the belly ache those pols would give her...


38 posted on 05/04/2018 4:46:20 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: mewzilla

LOL, we would have to drop in Al Gore to plug the giant crater sure to form, but that might be the equivalent to a doomsday device!


39 posted on 05/04/2018 4:49:13 AM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: rlmorel

Hee hee! I’m no geologist, but when it comes to volcanoes, I suspect diarrhea is better than constipation. Though the evacuees might not think so.

Prayers for those folks. This sucks.


40 posted on 05/04/2018 4:51:49 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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