Kilauea Lava Has Swallowed 279 Homes

[tfcrew]

Kilauea Lava Flow Swallows 279 Homes In 2 Coastal Subdivisions......June 7, 2018


An oceanfront subdivision known as Vacationland is the latest to be swallowed by lava flows as the Kilauea volcano continues to reshape the landscape on Hawaii's Big Island.
Meanwhile, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near the volcano's summit.
The molten rock covered Vacationland, and only a few structures remained intact in nearby Kapoho Beach Lots subdivision, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
A total of 22 fissures have appeared since May 3, when Kilauea suddenly became more active, according to Hawaii Public Radio.
"The flow front from the Fissure 8 lava flow has now completely filled Kapoho Bay and created a delta about 0.8 miles from the former coastline..........

http://www.npr.org/2018/06/07/617789686/kilauea-lava-flow-swallows-279-homes-in-two-coastal-subdivisions

Did we not have members from Hawaii at one time?
Something like another Krakatoa would be absolutely devastating.

[BillyB]

Did we not have members from Hawaii at one time?

I lived in Hawaii from 1977-1980. I lived in a military housing community located at Aliumanu crater. It's an actual volcano. Military doesn't always buy the finest real estate for military families. When I was a kid, I climbed the rim and found seashells up there. Come to find out, the rim was once a beach since the Hawaiian islands were created underwater before being pushed up.

The Big Island always had volcanic activity. I think the media is putting this story in the news a lot since there's not a lot of bad things to talk about Trump at the moment. Google Map the Big Island and you'll see old cooled off lava flows where vegetation is non existent or slowly growing back.