by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 19, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 18, 2018 Lava Close to Pohoiki Low lying clouds prevented our visit to Fissure 8 this morning… but there have been several reports of surges from the vent following earthquakes at the summit measuring over 5.0. We received a report of structures burning on...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 16, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 16, 2018 Morning of the Lava Boat Accident Upon our arrival at the LERZ eruption site, we went immediately to Fissure 8. The boat accident had apparently already happened. Lava was surging, as usual… with waves of lava coursing out of the vent. The fissure...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 16, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 15, 2018 Lava Surge & New Island Lava surges, huge ocean entries, and a brand new island to the east! Recent large earthquakes at Kilauea Volcano’s summit have been linked to surges of lava at Fissure 8 of the lower east rift zone eruption. Last...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 13, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 12, 2018 Aloha Oe Ahalanui-Kua O Just in case you were wondering, the ten-week-old eruption of Kilauea Volcano is very far from over. In the past two days lava has claimed a school, a beloved beach park, dozens of homes, miles of roads, hundreds of acres of farm...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 11, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 10, 2018 Lava Channel Overflow Ahalanui Beach Park (Hot Pond) and Kua O Ka La Charter School nearby have been spared, at least temporarily… as an overflow at the bottom of the braided channel just above Kapoho Crater drained the lava from the river below....