Kilauea Volcano

Introduction

• What impact does Kilauea have on the town of Pahoa
• The difficulties of living with an active volcano
• Volcanoes blanket Hawaii but Kilauea is diverse
• Its currently exploding

Kilauea History

• The volcano is only about 300,000 years old
• Since June 27th 2014 lava has oozed out of Kilauea into Pahoa
• In 1823, a bubbling lava lake rose to the crater or caldera 
• In 1924, the lava lake sank deep into the volcano
• Many eruptions followed this event 

Kilauea History (Con.)

• Also, in 1983, many violent eruptions came out of Kilauea
• If this eruption lasts as long as some of the eruptions in history,
• many lives could be lost and structures could be destroyed

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Kilauea Ecology

• Kilauea ranks as the most voluminous outpouring of lava
• June 2014 lava has traveled 7 miles to the Pacific ocean
•  Atmospheric pressure 
• The low viscosity of Kilauea's lava 
• char and ash can be extracted from the lava

Volcanic ash emitted from Kilauea

• Kilauea: 2,000 to 4,000 on average of SO2 each day
• SO2 Sulfur dioxide is the chemical .

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