
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.
Destroyed houses… just the roof remains
How the power lines surveyed the flow:
The "New Flow Front" has surged forward in the past week, and will take out the Pahoa market soon (marked as 4 on the map):
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And 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… =) 
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