Spreading, so it s difficult whether it will reach the highway. however, in the latest update that came yesterday morning from the u.s. geological survey, they thought that it might be as much as a week away. okay. so lava a week away and moving slowly, but the air and ash are potentially more dangerous. so take us through what makes that such a hazard for people. so, tissue volcanos emit materials in a variety of ways, three primary ways being volcanic gases, volcanic gas or articulates in the atmosphere as well as lava flows. and so of those three types of materials, the volcanic gas output from mauna loa volcano is rather substantial. if you ve seen any of the footage or bluish white particulate in the atmosphere, it looks like smoke. it s actually sulfur die ox it. it s acidic gas, a respiratory
Governor. it is not just the lava, it is the smoke, the volcanic gas, the ash. i guess that underlines why visitors, tourists, thrill seekers, they need to be cautioned to stay away from this, don t get too close. yes, absolutely. and that s why we re trying to set up a safe viewing area, as had been said, because we know that people want to see it. it is an awe-inspiring sight. there s nothing else like it, but it is dangerous because of the gases. right now our monitoring stations, air monitoring stations around the island continue to show green, which means that we don t detect high concentrations of dangerous gases, but i would like to remind everyone that, you know, it can get very concentrated in different parts of the island, especially as you get closer to
The world s largest active volcano is shooting fountains of lava more than 100 feet high and sending a river of molten rock down toward the main highway of Hawaii s Big
Days after rare dual volcanic eruptions in Hawaii, officials are urging people not to park vehicles along a key highway because lava is flowing nearby.