December 12, 2005

Lava Zone

Glowing Lava HVO photo

I havent written much about Hawaii or the Volcano lately, but heard that a major colapse of the "bench" or the shelf that the volcano creates as the lava hardens had collapsed. The area that collapsed was about 44 acres and such a sizable shifting of land into the seas can cause localized tsunami. If volcanos or natural wonders intrest you at all check out the Kilauea update at the site of the Hawaii Volcanos Observatory

The broken Bench lava flow at new delta at East Lae`apuki, Photo courtesy of HVO Big Island of Hawaii