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The lava found a crack that kept it warm for a rapid flow rate to a new town on the big island of Hawaii.

The current eruption of Kilauea is the longest continuous rift-zone eruption in written history, with 1000 gallons of molten lava flowing every second… since 1983. Kilauea translates as “much spewing”. So far, 2 billion cubic yards of lava came from this eruption, enough to pave a highway around Earth 50 times.

4 responses to “Happy New Years from the newest earth on Earth!”

  1. Rending fences… DSC05215Destroyed houses… just the roof remainsDSC05197How the power lines surveyed the flow:DSC05187DSC05207The "New Flow Front" has surged forward in the past week, and will take out the Pahoa market soon (marked as 4 on the map):DSC05208detail. The market announced that they will not try to defend themselves, wisely, for to divert the flow conveys legal liability upon them for the downstream damage done by a diverted flow.

    Like this one DSC05223And then we went to the nearest cafe, within sight of the flow… I had to ask, and the irony of their logo was not lost on them… =) IMG_2229

  2. Wow! Steve, very Happy New Year to you ! Thanks for sharing your images and the fascinating information! I always look forward to seeing them.

  3. Even the sign is feeling the heat.

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