It is oozing at a speed of less than 50 yards per hour, meaning it takes about two hours to move the length of a football field.
Geologists say it could take a week before the lava reaches the DKI Highway — if it reaches at all. The road connects the east and west sides of Hawaii's Big Island and has become a viewing point for thousands looking to see the historic eruption.
People watch the glow from lava erupting from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano Nov. 28, 2022, in Hilo, Hawaii.But if Mauna Loa's flow had taken a different path, the city of Hilo could have been in the bullseye.
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