massive new fissure opened on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, hurling bursts of rock and magma

[Demovictory9]

massive new fissure opened on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, hurling bursts of rock and magma with an ear-piercing screech on Sunday as it threatened nearby homes within a zone where authorities had just ordered an evacuation

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[BigmanPigman]

1. I am surprised so many people are staying there despite the danger.

I know I would have loaded up a U-mail a week ago.

[Brother Buzz]

3. It's a sow-motion disaster.....

until it isn't.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. and the air is so bad, all that sulpher.

I imagine volcano insurance is not available.

[BigmanPigman]

5. I doubt you can get it there.

The volcano has been "awake" for a long time. I recall a Tony Bourdain No Reservations from 2007 or 2008 when he visited a guy who lived there even though his B and B was in the middle of it all...very desolate. Pretty soon after filming the episode the local authorities made the man move for his own safety. He had built his home himself 23 years earlier and wouldn't leave until he was forced to.

[Cha]

6. No you can't get it.. the only thing

is fire. If fire destroys your home.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. So if magma causes your house to burn, you may be in luck?

Down here people face problems with "hurricane" insurance, cause "acts of god" and "flooding" are not covered. And of course hurricanes have those elements.
One could argue all weather is an act of god.

and argue that atheists are being discriminated against.

[Cha]

9. That's the way I understood it when

my son and I were talking about it.

That's too bad about having trouble with hurricane insurance because of "flooding".. it's all about Mother Nature.

We can get hurricane insurance here in Hawaii. I imagine you'd have to have all the latest hurricane prevention codes up to date, though.

When a Huge Hurricane hit on 9/11/02 on Kauai.. there was no flooding just Cat 4 Winds all day long!

[LakeArenal]

2. Awfully... beautiful.

I guess I always imagined something that would destroy my world would rage in and destroy in seconds.

Here destruction is slow, almost methodical. No one can stop it. Inevitable.

It seems to be alive.

[Cha]

7. How scary for them.. :(

Mahalo for keeping us updated, Demovictory.