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Where we are standing here at volcanos national park. it happened at the crater itself. a plume rose 30,000 feet, nearly six miles into the air. those massive fissures that are opening up are actually happening about 12 to 15 to 20 miles away from where we are standing now. thats down by estates in the city of pahoa. residents are seeing lava literally oozing out of the ground. they are concerned about venting. sulfur dioxide is pouring out of the ground there. we had there this morning whenwide...

>> as you see hawaii national guard is on stand by ready to respond. the volcano could be closer to a massive eruption. fissures are developing here on the big island but ash is starting to emit from the volcanos summit traveling thousands of feet into the air. geologists have issued its red aviation alert has plumes reach 12,000 feet. ash fall as far as 18 miles away and there are health concerns regarding air quality. the ash coupled with high levels of sulfur dioxide and lava eruptions from l...

Emergency officials are advising people in the affected area to leave. and worried about those who stay behind. >> we are really concerned about having to conduct a mass evacuation because if all the roads get cut off to complete communities we might have to rescue about 2,000 personnel. geologies warn it could have explosive steam hurl rocks and ash miles into the sky. almost like your life is on hold. unlike a hurricane where in three days it will be here and go. or a forest fire. this is almo...

Fall that could range from several thousand feet to up to 20,000 feet into the air but the ash fall that will all be confined to 20 miles. >> okay. but wait a minute. youre talking about the national park. ive been to that national park. while its closed the images were seeing right now are not all in the national park. theres already the threat of the molten lava coming through the fissures and weve seen historically when lava comes from the crater and travels many, many miles, it goes into com...

Lake, if it dips below the level of ground water. cool water meets hot rock and steam can build up and could create more explosive activity. elizabeth: if that happens, can you explain how big the danger zone is that they could predict? there are people who live here and theyre told to evaluate and thats expanding by the day. >> the summit is i believe 30 or 40 miles away from the east risk zone where most of the eruptive activity has happened so far. a lot of people moving out of those communit...

But this is now showing signs of additional activity. we had a second eruption in just a week, this last one. pretty powerful stuff going upwards of 5.4 kilometers up into the 10,000 foot level here. satellite and radar from the area showing the thunderstorm activity across the region. the island just to the south and east, this is 10,000 feet up, the wind flow, we understand now ash has been falling on the island here. some significant ash fall there is being reported. and the information minis...

Officials didnt move as quickly as they should have. >> gregg: volcanos, we have been talking a lot in the news, about the iceland volcano which literally shut down european air traffic. it caused tens of billions of dollars, but you told me that the united states is even more vulnerable to an eruption than europe? >> yes. for two reasons. first of all, we dont have a volcano watch and warning program like we have for storm-based disasters. that needs to be set up. secondly, the main ash cloud f...

Concerned about health hazards involved. just looking at that you say to yourself, i dont want to breathe that. there are all kinds of particles in the air. we are getting ash fall reports from the uk. there are all kinds of gasses that volcanos also emit, things like carbon dioxide, hydrogen. the water vapor is not harmful but carbon dioxide can concentrate in low-lying areas and that can be lethal. you dont want to be close to it. and fluoride, as well, hydrogen fluoride is like this pale yell...

Volcanic ash spreading over europe affecting the entire globe. welcome to a brand-new hour of "america live." im megyn kelly. the world health organization issuing a warning for people to stay indoors as particles of ash fall on iceland, scotland and norway. >> reporter: there is no good spin on this one. this is bad stuff. if you start to see ash settle in your area, these are some of the things you need to look out for. if you smell a rotten egg smell or your eyes start to itch or your throat ...

Images there and at the same time, fascinating, too. jacqui jeras in the weather center. glaciers, volcanos and that being together, quite unusual. >> well, its a recipe for disaster, really because you get the heating of the glaciers and the mountain ice and so the flood threat is the big concern is here and not to mention the lava and the chemicals and pollutants in the air of this. also were worried about the airlines and whether or not theyll have to re-route some of the flights and that goe...