Lava High News Today

To know go to cnn.com/newday. hawaii has issued a red alert after the volcano spewed ash 12,000 feet in the air, this as the volcano could become even more explosive. scott mcclain is live in hawaii with the latest for us. whats happening, scott? >> reporter: good morning. kilauea continues to keep people on their toes even after almost two weeks. there are now more than 20 fissures, massive cracks in the earth that have opened up. let me show you the one weve been watching now. geologists say...

A danger. officials say the best thing to do is stay inside of your home with the windows shut. the recent fissures were active overnight and spewing lava high in the air. the other problem is people dont want to leave their homes. they want to stick it out and see what happens. police say if the escape routes are blocked off, they will be trapped. and the other threat is the top of the kilauea volcano and potential for explosion. officials are worried about boulders falling into the crater crea...

That is sulfur dioxide. in low concentrations it can be an irritant. it can be dangerous in higher concentrations. people are trying to get hands on face masks or gas masks. the best thing to do is stay inside with the windows shut. the recent fissures were active overnight. they continue to spew lava high in the air. the other problem for officials is a lot of people dont want to leave their homes. they want to stick it out and see what happens. police say that if the escape routes get blocked,...