A stream of lava that has been creeping towards a Hawaii town for months has now destroyed a house.
Thankfully, the people living in the house on the Big Island had already left.
The lava from Kilauea volcano entered the town two weeks ago and has smothered a cemetery and two sheds.
The temperature of lava is 1000 degrees Celsius – ten times hotter than boiling water from a hot water jug.
It’s so hot that it consumes everything it touches. No object can survive the lava flow.
The United States once tried to stop a lava flow in Hawaii by bombing it – but the bomb crater left behind just refilled with lava.
In Iceland, crews used billions of gallons of cold water to cool down a lava flow but this was a hugely expensive operation.
Stopping a lava flow is only an option for wealthy countries.
18 Responses
so creepy
Cool I love lava!!!!!!
Wow we should really stop this before it ruins all of hawaii
Wicked
this is so sad if i was there i wood grab some water
Wow isn’t that scary for the people that live close to the lava, I would be too if that was me
Very sad hope it stops soon
Im freakin out pla help that country
oh really its creepy I don’t think so I think its sad =(
That’s quite creepy. You need to try find a way to stop it.
That must have damaged a lot of things! That must be so frightening for the people who live in that house!
SCARY
P.S. LAVA IS AWESOME WITH A WHOLE LOT OF AWESOMENESS
I used to love volcanoes but now I get scared when this happens
That’s quite creepy. You need to try find a way to stop it.
scary good i was not there but very sad
omg
SO CREEPY 😛
WOW!