notice should the lava make its way onto that major thoroughfare cutting off that highway. they also warn when it comes to the flow of lava, there is no forecasting. david culver, cnn, hawaii. a lava flow is unpredictable and it is slow, but hawaii s governor says it is still safe to visit the big island for now. cnn meteorologist joins us with more. the science of this is so fascinating and it s remarkable to hear people saying they want to make the trip to get there and see it safely. exactly right. these pictures are astonishing. i want to talk about weather impacting the days ahead. while we see these fantastic pictures of lava fountains lifting up from the earth, this is mauna loa, where the volcano is occurring, and the flows are
currently not a threat to neighboring communities. i want to bring in jess phoenix she s a volcanologist and author of misadventure. my wild explorations in science, lava and life. jess, just looking at this it almost seems like a hollywood movie. it shooting up it almost doesn t even look real. and i can t help it be a little fearful of what we re seeing. tell me, is there a real risk? is this rapidly moving lava that shooting and going out? well, when you have moments where the lava is being ejected into the air, forming what we call lava fountains, like in the video, that can be hazardous. you don t want to get too close to that. however, this eruption is actually, at the moment, one of the best case scenarios for a volcanic eruption. because the lava that this volcano produces is really easy. it s a runny lava. it s not the type of laws and that you see with mount st.
this adventure, my wild explorations in science, lava and life. just looking this, it s like a hollywood movie. thomas doesn t even look real. i cannot help but be a little feel for what we are seeing. tell me is there a real risk? is this rapidly moving lava that is shooting down? when you have moments where the lava is being injected into the air forming lava fountains like in the adl, that can be hazardous. you don t want to get too close to that. however, this eruption is actually, at the moment, one at that best case scenarios for a volcanic eruption. because the law but that mauna loa produces is really losing and running. it is not the type of lava that you see with mount saint helens, or lascivious where you have a really sticky lava that creates a big explosion.
complex. it shattered windows and throwing debris into a nearby field. 300 people are out of their homes as fire fighters investigate that incident. khon in honolulu where a volcano erupts for the second time in a year. lava fountains cover the floor on the big island as clouds of volcanic ash and gas rise into the air. officials say the eruption is contained to that crater and no residents are in danger there. this is a live look at cleveland from our affiliate fox 8. big story there tonight, are you feeling lucky? a gas station in powell, ohio, sold a $2 million tick net the latest power ball dry drawing. the winner has 180 days to claim your prize. the power ball jack pot is now $620 million for saturday s drawing. the sixth highest ever. so there you go. that s tonight s live look outside the beltway from special