The volcano has erupted and created new land over the last century. And as the nations biggest volcano, elane corausse took a bumpy road for a look ahead. Good evening and welcome to a second look. Im julie haener. Tonight a look at hawaiis powerful volcanos. Hawaiis most active volcano kilowea is spewing massive amounts of lava advancing 13 miles and threatening some 15 homes on the big island of hawaii. Officials say the flow which started in late june has recently slowed to only inches a day. But they admit volcanos are unpredictable and say theres no indication when this flow might stop. And its nervewracking for those who live near by. Never you know in my wildest dream when i was a kid growing up did i ever think that i would be in would be evacuating from lava. Reporter the lava has advanced 13 miles. Now its just yards away from the main road. Residents are packing up while they can. I think its pretty scary. The anxiety is building up and its like a slow torture. Reporter the
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