Loading ...RE: Lava flowing for 35 years getting tiresome.
Actually, the lava HAS been flowing for the past 35 years, but it was from the Pu’u O’o vent. That flow demolished the Royal Gardens subdivision in Kalapana in 1983, and continued to flow to the ocean until this year when the big earthquake caused all these changes in the volcano. The old flow was within the national park boundary and didn’t come near any habitation areas… just wilderness out there.
The current lava flow is problematic because there are nearby subdivisions and homes that are adversely affected. But I’m OK with it all as long as the flow channel stays stable and doesn’t spread into more habitable areas. We all stay hyper-aware of any changes in the flow, but in it’s present form it has done about all the damage it can. It could flow like this for another 35 years without causing too much more disruption.
We live on a volcano, and we all know that Pele is our neighbor and ulitmately these are Pele’s lands.