As Mauna Loa erupts, history shows stopping lava is not easy
People on Hawaii's Big Island wonder if anything can be done to stop or divert the flow of lava as molten rock from Mauna Loa inches toward a highway.
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People on Hawaii's Big Island wonder if anything can be done to stop or divert the flow of lava as molten rock from Mauna Loa inches toward a highway.
It's a question that comes up every time there's an eruption that threatens infrastructure or people. But there's no great answer.
Prayer. Bombs. Walls. Over the decades, people have tried all of them to stanch the flow of lava from Hawaii’s volcanoes as it lumbered toward roads, homes and infrastructure.
People usually talk about ways of stopping lava flow whenever it threatens a populated area, but one expert, who disagrees with Western belief, says to just let it flow.
People in Hawaii are asking if anything can be done to stop or divert the flow of lava as molten rock from Mauna Loa volcano inches toward a highway on the Big Island.