Big Trouble in Paradise

June 1963 Eruption   (Photo by USGS) 

Those who seek Paradise here on Earth are inevitably disappointed.  Even places like Hawaii can become hellish in a flash.

Earlier today, the Big Island’s “Kilauea volcano spewed ash nearly six miles… into the air.”  Sulfur dioxide levels were spiking, to the extent that schools were forced to close within a village 25 miles away. Lava has already destroyed 37 nearby homes.

The aptly named village of Volcano is expected to receive a wide “dusting of ash.”  Masks are therefore being handed out by civil-defense crew members.

Volcanologists are hoping that spurts like today’s will relieve enough pressure to keep all hell from breaking loose.

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/explosive-eruption-rocks-hawaiis-kilauea-volcano-usgs/ar-AAxqvby?OCID=ansmsnnews11 

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