Lava Flow In Hawaii Gains Speed, Triggers Methane Explosions

Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 27, 2014 @03:45AM from the it's-getting-hot-in-here dept.

An anonymous reader writes Officials say molten lava from a Hawaii volcano has been flowing steadily in an area where residents have been warned they might have to evacuate their homes. Dozens of residents in the flow path have been told to complete all necessary preparations by Tuesday for a possible evacuation. From the article: "Janet Babb, a geologist and spokeswoman for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said methane explosions also have been going off. She said decomposing vegetation produces methane gas that can travel subsurface beyond the lava front in different directions, accumulating in pockets that can ignite. She said it was a bit unnerving to hear all the blasts on Saturday."

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WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-10-27 03:52 · Score: 1, Funny

Xenu just needs to drop some H-bombs in there and shut that joker down.
Pictures? by jopsen · 2014-10-27 05:01 · Score: 3, Funny

How can we have a story about lava without pictures? I'm not sure how this is supposed to scare me :)
Methane increase? by Rinikusu · 2014-10-27 06:42 · Score: 3, Funny

What are they feeding the volcano?
"We said VIRGINS, not VEGANS."

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