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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFourth fissure has opened up in Hawaii. Sulfer dioxide levels are extremely
dangerous. CNN
malaise
(268,703 posts)<snip>
Fresh eruptions sending fountains of lava 30m (100ft) out of the ground have taken place on Hawaii's Big Island, destroying several homes.
The Civil Defense Agency said there were fissures on three streets and told any remaining residents to evacuate.
It said there were deadly levels of dangerous sulphur dioxide gas in the air and emergency crews would not be able to help anyone affected.
The new activity comes a day after Kilauea volcano erupted.
The new volcanic activity in Mt Kilauea's lower east rift zone amounted to "vigorous lava spattering", the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, adding that additional outbreaks in the area were likely.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,106 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,816 posts)We do live on a geologically active planet. Lots of stuff happens.
You guys in Hawaii be careful, ya hear?
procon
(15,805 posts)applegrove
(118,492 posts)Guess i better not watch the news.
lpbk2713
(42,738 posts)Where I live all I usually have to put up with is the occasional
hurricane. I'll take them over the other two any day.
B2G
(9,766 posts)Getting scary.
applegrove
(118,492 posts)Really concerning. I hope they're extending the evacuation zones.
applegrove
(118,492 posts)I'm just following developments. 😊
B2G
(9,766 posts)This was 100 times stronger. I'd GTFO of Dodge.
applegrove
(118,492 posts)DFW
(54,295 posts)An eruption could engulf a fifth of the Island before anyone could react.
My younger daughter went to high school on the Big Island for her last two years, and her roommate was from the south side of the Island. I hope she and her parents have a boat ready to evacuate if need be, because if lava comes flowing down the hill toward their house, they'll have about 30 seconds to get the hell outta there, and there's nowhere to go but the water.