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In reply to the discussion: Pics of lava advancing towards homes, Hawaii on Saturday [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)30. Poor guy. Presumably insurance against eruption
is not available to people living on the side of a live volcano.
He's just like the millions in the Seattle area who live on the Pacific Rim with a live volcano nearby hoping that disaster will hold off until they're gone. Or how about the people of L.A., San Francisco, Portland, etcetera? We used to be among them. Now we have sea level rise and mega hurricanes in Florida.
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probably better plan would be to pack valuables and cart them away. cant really put out sandbags
Demovictory9
May 2018
#5
I wouldn't build an expensive mcmansion in that situation. Maybe live in a mobile home or yurt
Demovictory9
May 2018
#16
I notice it is about to get the electric pole. It will be next to impossible to fix. If the fellow
patricia92243
May 2018
#13
there is a neighborhood in hawaii that got cutoff by volcano flow years ago. people still live there
Demovictory9
May 2018
#15
here is the story... people live (off the grid) in neighborhood eaten up by lava in 1990
Demovictory9
May 2018
#17