Kilauea Volcano 2016 News and Updates: Volcano Puts on Tourist Show As Lava Keep Flowing to Sea; When Will Volcano Stop Erupting?
The Kilauea Volcano Puts on a Spectacular Show
The Kilauea volcano is apparently putting on a spectacular show for curious tourists as it continues pouring its lava to the sea in a display of fire-meets-water.
This is reportedly the first time in three years that the Kilauea volcano has dripped to the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of curious tourists and visitors have gone to Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii to witness the phenomenon. The place might be extending its land mass as the cooled lava inevitably turns to land in the future.
Kilauea Volcano Lava Meets Sea Tourist Attraction
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The event where the lava from the Kilauea volcano drips on the Pacific Ocean started a couple of weeks ago. The spectacle continues today and has attracted thousands of visitors from all over the world. While the tourists regard the phenomenon with curious delight, experts and park rangers are concerned with the potential danger, UPI reported.
Experts from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) warned that while the freshly-cooled lava looks stable, it is not safe to be near them even if it has entered the ocean. Furthermore, when the lava meets the sea, it emits a dangerous mixture of hydrochloric acid, super-hot steam and volcanic glass.
How Tourists Get to the Kilauea Volcano Flow
According to CT Post, there are tours going to the Kilauea volcano flow. People may go there by boat, helicopter or through hiking. For those who walk, they will have to hike for 10 miles in a territory filled with lava rock and potential dangers. For those who get there by sea, tour boats apparently get close within a few yards of the spectacle.
Tourists are advised to put a healthy distance between themselves and the volcano whether by land or by sea. The newly-formed land via the cooled lava is called lava delta and this should be avoided at all times. It has a risk of collapsing if stepped on.
Since the Kilauea volcano overflow, the Volcanoes National Park currently gathers an increase of 1,000 to 1,500 visitors daily. It is not known when the Kilauea volcano will stop having its lava overflowing to the Pacific Ocean, Japan Times noted. However, if the factors are right and there is something that could disrupt the flow, it could stop any day.
