Pele Heads to the Ocean
Pu’u ‘O’o’s lava has reached the flow field… her lava is hotter and more fluid, creating more fountaining and a one mile long a’a flow overnight. Pele is heading to the Pacific Ocean… only about a mile and a half away. And a new fissure has apparently broken out in Lani Puna Gardens… just southeast of the PGV Geothermal plant. The enormous amount of lava erupted is only a couple hundred yards from Highway 132, which would effectively cut off many residents on the red road, making ingress and egress much more difficult.
Mahalo to Paradise Helicopters and Bruce Omori at Extreme Exposure