seeder Posted February 26, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Fears of IMMINENT eruption of LARGEST active volcano on Earth SMALL earthquakes dotted around the world’s biggest active volcano has Hawaiians in a stir in fears that it may begin spewing lava at any minute. http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/647847/Fears-of-IMMINENT-eruption-of-LARGEST-active-volcano-on-Earth 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted February 27, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 27, 2016 The scary thing about this is if there's a pyroclastic cloud, there is literally nothing those people can do but watch their death approach them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted February 27, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Good thing Hawaiian volcanoes don't blow their stack like Mt. St. Helens did. However the lava flows are no picnic and can destroy a lot of property. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaturtlehorsesnake Posted February 28, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 28, 2016 The scary thing about this is if there's a pyroclastic cloud, there is literally nothing those people can do but watch their death approach them. i think, and someone correct me if i am wrong, but I'm fairly certain mauna loa doesn't have those kinds of eruptions. doesn't mean it's safe, obviously. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted February 28, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 28, 2016 i think, and someone correct me if i am wrong, but I'm fairly certain mauna loa doesn't have those kinds of eruptions. doesn't mean it's safe, obviously. I have no idea either, but watching documentaries about Pompeii as a child ruined any chance of living near a volcano for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaturtlehorsesnake Posted February 28, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 28, 2016 yeah, pyroclastic flows are terrifying. reading about mt pelee's eruption in 1902 gave me nightmares as a kid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted February 28, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Although there have been explosive eruptions of Kilauea, it is not the same kind of volcano as Mount St. Helens and does not erupt in the same manner. Mount St. Helens magma is more viscous. Therefore gas cannot escape as readily, resulting in explosive eruptions. One index of explosivity is volume of eruption. Since the start of the current Kilauea eruption more than 1,400 million cubic meters of lava have been erupted. Mount St. Helens erupted 1 cubic kilometer of ash (about 10 times greater than the current Kilauea eruption). http://www.nps.gov/havo/faqs.htm This isn't the same volcano but I bet they are a lot alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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