Since May 2018, the Kilauea volcano has been the scene of smoke clouds, local earthquakes of 5.4 and 6.9 magnitude, several new fissures, from which lava flows in the south of the island are slowly rolling towards the sea and have also destroyed or badly affected some houses of the Leilani estates in the southern district of Puna. Due to the location of the epicentre of the eruption and the current flow direction of the lava, the staging of the Ironman Hawaii Triathlon in October 2018 does not seem to be endangered at present.
However, the increased formation of Vog (volcanic aerosols and air pollution, smog = vog) is immanent for people with sensitive airways, such as children, the elderly and people suffering from respiratory diseases or allergies. Scientificamerica has published two interesting articles on this natural phenomenon, which deals with analogies to the 1924 outbreak and the physical effects of the entry of lava into the Pacific. Worth reading. [1, 2]
However, the increased formation of Vog (volcanic aerosols and air pollution, smog = vog) is immanent for people with sensitive airways, such as children, the elderly and people suffering from respiratory diseases or allergies. Scientificamerica has published two interesting articles on this natural phenomenon, which deals with analogies to the 1924 outbreak and the physical effects of the entry of lava into the Pacific. Worth reading. [1, 2]
Worth seeing, is a live webcam just half a mile away from two fissures. The operators write on YouTube[3]:
"This feed is from a camera at a residence about a half a mile from fissures 20 and 17. We have permission from the homeowners to broadcast from their home. Sometimes we have to turn the sound off for privacy of the homeowners who are now home and around the camera. There will be times when someone stands in front of the camera, we ask for your patience as this is someones home. Please be respectful to others and the broadcaster in chat or you will be removed."
