Why Hawaii's Newest Eruption Makes Volcanologists Nervous
“There’s not a lot of words to capture a gradual, slow-developing disaster like this.”
by Robinson Meyer
May 04, 2018
3 minutes
An ordinary American neighborhood has been evacuated ... because of a volcano.
On Thursday evening, Hawaii County ordered roughly 1,500 people near Pahoa, Hawaii, to leave their homes. The cause: A new lava fissure opened on Kilauea, a massive volcano in the southeast of the state’s Big Island. Lava from the fissure has come within several hundred yards of homes, threatening two subdivisions in the area. The fissure is also releasing toxic amounts of sulfur dioxide, according to Hawaii News Now.
Absolutely stunning drone video of the eruption of Hawaii's volcano. Mandatory evacuations for the Leilani Estates subdivision have been ordered.
— Nick Dobis (@NickKPIX)
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