Eruption from Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, has propelled lava up to 148 feet high, the US Geological Survey tweeted.
Eruption from Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, has propelled lava up to 148 feet high, the US Geological Survey tweeted.is shooting fountains of lava more than 100 feet high and sending a river of molten rock down toward the main highway of Hawaii's Big Island.
Just 21 miles away from Mauna Loa, another active volcano in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park keeps erupting. While Mauna Loa erupted for the first time in 38 years this week, its neighbor Kilauea has been erupting since last year."We would encourage everyone who has plans to visit the island to continue," Ige told"It is completely safe. The eruption site is high up the mountain, and it's in a relatively isolated location," he said.
Children, the elderly and those with respiratory conditions should reduce outdoor activities that cause heavy breathing and reduce exposure by staying indoors and closing windows and doors if vog conditions develop, the health department said.The governor acknowledged the potential for air hazards and said officials are tracking air quality monitors across the island.
The proclamation "would make available all of the emergency responders, should it be necessary to active the National Guard, to help with control and keeping people away from the volcano," Ige said. "Or should evacuations be necessary, that would just allow us to act quickly and promptly."At 13,681 feet above sea level, Mauna Loa is the world's largest active volcano.
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