Did Heavy Rain Cause Hawaii's Historic Volcanic Eruption?
Extreme rainfall might set off volcanoes that are ready to blow. A pair of scientists think that's what happened at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano in 2018, though some volcanologists are doubtful.
Heavy rains might have triggered the historic eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii in 2018. That's the bold assertion of a new analysis that has left some volcanologists intrigued and others doubtful.
Kilauea had been erupting since 1983 when, in the spring of 2018, it suddenly became extraordinarily more active. What followed was the most dramatic and destructive period of volcanic events in the U. S. since the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
On Hawaii's Big Island, huge plumes of ash rose into the sky, and new fissures opened up and fountains of lava, forcing nearby residents down several months later, around 700 homes had been destroyed.
