Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on earth, is currently erupting

[FelineOverlord]

It is currently limited to the summit.

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[FelineOverlord]

1. Mauna Loa

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[DFW]

2. When we were on the Big Island in April, we were told this was imminent

The local experts said the dome had been building for a while, and they only hoped that the eruption would be relatively confined when it came. Kilauea, in the south, had been sending out lava flow for twenty years, but it was widely known that Mauna Loa was due. It is a ways south of the Kohala Coast, where we usually stay when we are there. This is not often any more, but when our daughter lived there, we were there on a regular basis. Mauna Loa is still north of Kilauea, but a major eruption could disrupt the Kona airport, and that would cause some major difficulties.

[FelineOverlord]

3. Yes. There has been a lot of earthquakes there recently

And they have been preparing for an eruption.

From a month ago:

[erronis]

4. tweets unrolled

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1597170861819064320.html

Many thanks to Qutzupalotl for instructions on how to convert tweets into real info.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=17414955

[Hekate]

5. Stay safe, dear people!

🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

[erronis]

6. USGS webcam

https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/mauna-loa/webcams

[Ligyron]

7. Wow, how cool is that?

My goal is to see a volcanic eruption somewhere before I leave this vale of tears.

[GreenWave]

10. Just hope it is not Popocatepetl

Over 30,000,000 reside nearby and if it quakes powerfully, it may disrupt life in the Gulf.
https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/popocatepetl.

[VGNonly]

8. It is a shield volcano.

It's unlikely to explode in dramatic fashion, a simmer not a boil.

[electric_blue68]

9. Extra Good Luck if needed, Big Island!

[proud patriot]

11. Aloha from Captain Cook Hawaii

been up all night ... we can see the glow from our bedroom window .

[Duppers]

13. Wow!

[proud patriot]

14. The night of the eruption I think the whole island

could see the glow ... I'm in the SW , and it's heading NE ..

[honest.abe]

12. "At this time"

At this time, the eruption is limited to the summit area and is NOT threatening communities downhill.

Im sorry but anytime a major volcano is erupting all communities downhill are threatened. There is no way to predict the direction of the lava flow and where it might break through.