I have not provided recent updates regarding the lava
flow in the Puna district because the leading edge of the flow has stalled. All
is quiet in the town of Pahoa and life there has returned to normal. Businesses
that had closed in the face of advancing lava have now reopened. If you examine
the map below produced by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory you will see that
the red area (active flow) is about six miles from the town.
That does not mean that all danger is past. Those red
areas on the map are still active which means lavas is flowing and moving down
slope. However, at the normal rate of movement, any close approach to Pahoa is
months away in the worst case scenario. Of course, in the best case the
eruption will cease and all worry will end. Unfortunately, there is no
indication that the eruption will end. It has been erupting since 1983, varying
the direction of the lava flows from time to time.
If there is a change in the eruption or flow direction I
will let you know.
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