during the last 35 years of volcanic activity at kilauea, roughly half of the time there has been lava flowing into the sea, and the production of this noxious gas which basically comes from dehydration of seawater and the small particles are formed when the rock interacts with the steam that is produced in this process, breathing that in is quite hazardous there is also scalding hot water. the water very close to the ocean entry is very warm, and the land that is formed during this process, we call it the lava delta, tends to be very instable and can break off without any warning and cause waves of hot water to wash back up on the shore. it s very important that people stay away from that area. it s very dynamic and very dangerous. and you know the question, will there be any more explosions, as we ve seen? so obviously we ll have to keep a very close watch on this. ken, thank you so much for your time. ken ruben, and we ll stay in touch with you.