Experts say humans can do nothing to prevent the lava flowing from the world’s largest volcano from swallowing the main highway linking the east and west coasts of Hawaii's Big Island
, and they endure a thick smell of volcanic gases and sulfur to watch the wide stream of lava creep closer.
Ken Hon, scientist in charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said Wednesday that at the current flow rate, the lava could reach the road in as little as two days, though it will likely take longer."As the lava flow spreads out, it will probably interfere with its own progress,” Hon said. Gordon Brown, visiting from Loomis, California, could see the bright orange lava from the bedroom of his rental house, so he and his wife went out for a closer view."It is so bright, it just blows my mind,” Brown said.is its 34th since written record keeping began in 1843.
“There is no physical way or technological way to change the course of where the lava flows,” Ige told a news conference, recalling how many wished it was possible in 2018, when Kilauea sent lava pouring across homes, farms and roads.
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