The world’s largest active volcano spewed some ash and lava Monday and officials said that Mauna Loa wasn t threatening communities on Hawaii’s Big Island but people should be prepared for
Of hawaii s big island and towers, some 4000 metres above sea level. for years, the volcano has been fast asleep, but on sunday morning, the united states geological survey, or usgs, recorded the first rumblings in nearly four decades. at first, it was thought the eruption would be contained in the caldera, or summit crater. but now red hot lava is spewing over the top and smoke, ash and debris is drifting down the mountainside. so far, it s sliding into an area that s uninhabited and is not considered to be life threatening. the problem is it can change direction and speed very suddenly. so emergency services have been put on high alert and locals have been advised to be ready to move at a moment s notice. there is the potential for lava flow hazards if the eruption continues, and lava flows can make it that far down the slopes of the volcano. and then there s the hazard of volcanic gases to make
The world s largest active volcano mauna loa in hawaii has started erupting for the first time in nearly a0 years. the authorities have warned of falling ash, but say lava is not an immediate threat to people living nearby. wendy urquhart reports. in the dark of night. the orange glow of lava is visible on the slopes of mount aloha, which sprawls across more than half of hawaii s big island and towers, some 4000 metres above sea level. for years, the volcano has been fast asleep, but on sunday morning, the united states geological survey, or usgs, recorded the first rumblings in nearly four decades. at first, it was thought the eruption would be contained in the caldera, or summit crater. but now red hot lava is spewing over the top and smoke, ash and debris is drifting down the mountainside. so far, it s sliding
The united states geological survey, or usgs, recorded the first rumblings in nearly four decades. at first, it was thought the eruption would be contained in the caldera, or summit crater. but now red hot lava is spewing over the top and smoke, ash and debris is drifting down the mountainside. so far, it s sliding into an area that s uninhabited and is not considered to be life threatening. the problem is it can change direction and speed very suddenly. so emergency services have been put on high alert and locals have been advised to be ready to move at a moment s notice. there is the potential for lava flow hazards if the eruption continues, and lava flows can make it that far down the slopes of the volcano. and then there s the hazard of volcanic gases to make
Erupt for the first time in nearly a0 years. the world s largest active volcano, mauna loa in hawaii, has started erupting, for the first time in nearly a0 years. the authorities have warned of falling ash, but say lava is not an immediate threat to people living nearby. wendy urq hart reports. in the dark of night, the orange glow of lava is visible on the slopes of mauna loa, which sprawls across more than half of hawaii s big island and towers, some a,000 metres above sea level. for years, the volcano has been fast asleep, but on sunday morning, the united states geological survey, or usgs, recorded the first rumblings in nearly four decades. at first, it was thought the eruption would be contained in the caldera, or summit crater. but now red hot lava is spewing over the top and smoke, ash and debris is drifting down the mountainside. so far, it s sliding into an area that s uninhabited and is not considered to be life threatening. the problem is it can change direction and speed very suddenly.
Much so at the moment, there is not too much risk so at the moment, there is not too much risk to so at the moment, there is not too much risk to life. the main hazard at the much risk to life. the main hazard at the moment is going to be additional volcanic gases that might irritate additional volcanic gases that might irritate tate people who have existing irritate tate people who have existing breathing problems, it might existing breathing problems, it might bother them. what has happened so far. might bother them. what has happened so far. as might bother them. what has happened so far, as you said, we have seen that so far, as you said, we have seen that there so far, as you said, we have seen that there has been an option, it started that there has been an option, it started within the caldera which is the big started within the caldera which is the big crater at the top of the volcano the big crater at the top of the volcano. late last night our time, it migrated volcano. late last night our time, it migrated so that the event where the latter it migrated so that the event where the latter was coming out of the ground the latter was coming out of the ground was outside of the caldera, meaning ground was outside of the caldera, meaning that the lava flows have been meaning that the lava flows have been flowing down the mountain. at this point been flowing down the mountain. at this point they are still about 15 kilometres away from the main infrastructure, but as we have seen infrastructure, but as we have seen in the infrastructure, but as we have seen in the past. infrastructure, but as we have seen in the past, this volcano can produce in the past, this volcano can produce very large lava flows and they can produce very large lava flows and they can threaten some of the major operation they can threaten some of the major operation centres on the island. you
Urquhart has the latest. in the dark of night, the orange glow of lava is visible on the slopes of mauna loa, which sprawls across more than half of hawaii s big island and towers some 4,000 metres above sea level. for years, the volcano has been fast asleep, but on sunday morning, the united states geological survey or usgs recorded the first rumblings in nearly four decades. at first, it was thought the eruption would be contained in the caldera, or summit crater, but now red hot lava is spewing over the top, and smoke, ash and debris is drifting down the mountainside. so far, it s sliding into an area that s uninhabited and is not considered to be life threatening. the problem is, it can change direction and speed very suddenly, so emergency services have been put on high alert, and locals have been advised to be ready to move at a moment s notice.
Hawaii s mauna loa, has erupted for the first time in almost 40 years. residents have been placed on alert and warned about the risk of falling ash, but so far no evacuation orders have been put in place. our reporter wendy urquhart has the latest. in the dark of night, the orange glow of lava is visible on the slopes of mauna loa, which sprawls across more than half of hawaii s big island and towers some 4,000 metres above sea level. for years, the volcano has been fast asleep, but on sunday morning, the united states geological survey or usgs recorded the first rumblings in nearly four decades. at first, it was thought the eruption would be contained in the caldera, or summit crater, but now red hot lava is spewing over the top, and smoke, ash and debris is drifting down the mountainside. so far, it s sliding into an area that s uninhabited
The world’s largest active volcano spewed some ash and lava Monday and officials said that Mauna Loa wasn t threatening communities on Hawaii’s Big Island but people should be prepared for
The world s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years, sparking an ashfall advisory Monday for Hawaii s Big Island and surrounding waters until