On Sunday at 11:30 pm, the eruption started in Moku’weoweo, the Mauna Loa summit caldera. Hawaii Volcano Observatory data on HST. ‘
Hawaii Gov. David Ige and Mayor Mitch Roth emphasized at a press conference that while some individuals made the decision to voluntarily leave their homes, there have been no evacuation orders and all schools would remain open.
Mauna Loa Eruption
The US Geological Survey’s most recent Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report indicates that the eruption at Mauna Loa’s summit is still ongoing as of 2:43 am local time (USGS). The report stated that all vents are still only permitted near the peak. However, Kona can see the lava flows that are located at the summit. At this time, there is no evidence that the eruption will move into a rift zone.
A rift zone is where the mountain is splitting apart, the and rock is broken and relatively weak, making it easier for magma to emerge.
Residents who may be affected by Mauna Loa lava flows should examine their eruptive preparations, the USGS advised. Scientists had been on high alert since there had been a recent increase in earthquakes near the volcano’s top, which last erupted in 1984.
The National Weather Service in Honolulu had issued an ashfall advisory for parts of the Big Island, warning that up to a quarter-inch of ash might build in some places.
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Mauna Loa Disrupts Key Atmospheric Measuring Tool
The Keeling Curve, a graph that displays the gradual increase in atmospheric carbon concentration over recent decades as recorded at Mauna Loa, is regarded as a straightforward but crucial piece of scientific proof that human activities are altering the Earth’s climate.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Keeling’s son, Scripps geoscientist Ralph Keeling, described the lava flows at Mauna Loa, which is in the center of Hawaii’s Big Island, as a large eruption that is taking place in an unfavorable location. He characterized the station’s CO2 readings’ future prospects as extremely alarming.
Earlier, Scripps stated that measurements would likely stop since the current eruption was running close to the observatory.
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