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Morning wake-up call on hawaiis big island as the kilauea eruption shot a plume of ash some 30,000 feet into the sky. >> it was a short-lived explosion, but a powerful one. >> todays explosion prompted a shelter in place morning and residents were told to keep windows closed and preprepared for asphalt and a small rock fragments. >> its a dynamic situation up there, we could have additional events like this morning that punch up and then dive back down really quickly. we could have more sustaine...

Before dawn so we didnt have a clear vision or clear sight of it, but we know it was a very loud explosion according to the usgs. we were told a plume cloud shot up 30,000 feet and that would be ash and other debris during our drive in here closer to volcanos national park. it sounded like small pebbles were hitting our windshield. that was something they were concerned about, ash and small rock raining down. we dont know if weve had that catastrophic steam explosion which could have sent boulde...

>> as alarming as the images of plumes of ash might be the county of hawaii is urging the public not to panic. they say every day is different and pressure can go up and down. >> it wasnt the big one so to speak. does that mean that we wont see a much bigger, more explosive event in no, not necessarily. it could plug up and we could get in the future have this so-called big one. >> that big one would involve a massive steam explosion from that volcano. if that were to happen and ash and lava cou...

>> the ash itself is not poisonous but, that said, just like with the gases we recommend you limit exposure. that could mean staying indoors and closing windows. >> fear is growing after geologists issued an aviation red alert, its highest warning, meaning a volcanic eruption is imminent or underway. >> it wasnt a big one, so to speak. does that mean that we wont see a much bigger more explosive event? not necessarily. it could plug up and we could yet in the future have the so-called big one. >...

Another fox news alert. health officials warning people on the big island about serious health dangers as the kilauea volcano continues to erupt. jeff paul is live on the big island. >> another fissure erupted to bring the total openings to 20. each time it happens, it ads to the fear to the locals that a mass evacuation could be around the corner. as you take a look at the video, you can see that the volcano, the kilauea volcano from space. the fear right now with all the pressure building up i...

Just about the lava. hawaii county issuing an air quality alert known as condition read it, after one of the most recent areas of began emitting a high amount of sulfur dioxide. the high amount of toxic gas could lead to choking and the inability to breathe. people in those areas should just get out. >> remove oneself from the exposure, thats the treatment. we dont want people to be in some sort of a device in the exposure, we want them out of there. >> those of us who have respiratory problems,...

>> i knew that kilauea was capable of the eruptions and here we are. >> the last pictures yesterday before the national park ran the volcano. the lava lake continues to drop and now as it drops, the e eruption is more likely. now were told its likely to happen within a week. it was spark a steam explosion bringing more fear for those that have homes nearby and already forced to evacuate. >> my kids are safe and our dogs are safe. we have each other. but we just want to go home. >> we all knew it...

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Hours that may have come from the reactor core. plutonium is a heavy metal. it doesnt travel very far. so i think the hope here is that most of the radiation is contained to the area immediately around the plant. the worry is that either it gets down into the ground water and then travels outside of the plant area, or that theres a subsequent explosion, a steam explosion, something inside the reactor, and then that like chernobyl would carry up material up into the atmosphere and be spread by th...

You were just talking about, that big question of how much power can we maintain at these plants to keep them cool if something happens. thats what they were testing here in chernobyl back in 1986. there was a gap of time they were worried about before generators kick in. what happened, a power spike, one thing led to another, there were two massive explosions, one was a steam explosion and the second one is believed to be within the nuclear core. heres what were left with. that is the hulking s...