The lava flow has so far dodged populous areas on the island’s east and west shorelines, although residents are being advised to stay inside and avoid noxious gasses from the eruption.
Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, started erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years late Sunday night, spreading a lava stream down Hawaii’s Big Island and spreading ash and toxic gasses, as residents are advised to remain “vigilant.”Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.residents on the Big Island to prepare for poor air quality from ash, sulfur dioxide and vog , warning that “conditions are changing rapidly” and poor conditions can be “very localized.
Although the lava flow is not expected to affect any communities on the Big Island, residents are being asked to cut outdoor activities that “cause heavy breathing,” especially among children, seniors and people with pre-existing respiratory conditions. Hawaii officials closed the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve and the neighboring Kipuka ‘Ainahou Nene Sanctuary for at least 90 days, according to the Division of Forestry and Wildlife, while authorities set up roadblocks in the area of the volcano’s lava flow.Saddle Road, one of the Big Island's major passageways, which could be closed as a result of theCars near an ancient lava field as a lava flow colors the sky above Mauna Loa.A river of lava flows down from Mauna Loa.51%.
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