by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Aug 3, 2018 | Lava Overflight
August 2, 2018 Waiting For Lava Surge Fissure 8 was still effusing plenty lava this morning, but overall the activity throughout the flow field was extremely sluggish. Numerous fingers of lava pour or drip into the sea, the the volume appeared considerably reduced....
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 31, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 29, 2018 Wildfire Burns Homes A wildfire, apparently sparked by a lava flow below the braided channel, and not far above Kapoho Crater burned several homes and farms east of PGV yesterday. A more exact count was not possible due to the fact that we are required...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 27, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 26, 2018 Eruption Slow Down Interestingly, the entire flow field was greatly slowed down today. The fissure seemed to be putting out about the same amount… or maybe a little less… but the channel is very slow… crusting over to a large extent....
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 26, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 25, 2018 Pohoiki Stands Strong Once again, Pohoiki stands strong… but for how long? Both the major surf spots, Bowls and Shacks, have been wiped out, and the ocean entry delta continues to grow. A very large a’a flow made it’s way to the edge of...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 25, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 24, 2018 Pohoiki Hanging On As of this morning, lava had reached the lower parking lot at Pohoiki… and was just 50 yards from the boat ramp. A very large a’a flow made it’s way to the edge of the park above the road, and the plume from the ocean...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 24, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 23, 2018 Lava at Pohoiki Even before I got this posted today, Ikaika reported that lava is in the parking lot at Pohoiki and about 50 yards from the boat ramp! Bruce and I are working on a flight in the morning… hopefully we can update you tomorrow. In the...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 24, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 22, 2018 Pele Spares Pohoiki Pele continues to keep her distance from Pohoiki (at least for now)… but the huge flow atop the previous one that took Ahalanui has made it’s way to the ocean, and moved only somewhat south toward the bay. The flow can...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 20, 2018 | Lava Overflight
July 19, 2018 Flow Taking Pohoiki As of July 12th, the USGS reports that the current Leilani eruption had covered 12.1 square miles of land. The lava delta had also added 655 acres of new land off the southeastern shore of the Big Island. The cone around Fissure 8 has...
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...
