Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

When a volcano erupts it is hard to comprehend the destruction and devastation that may occur with the event. In ancient times when there was no science to explain why a mountain would spew fire, rocks, and ash cultures look for an alternative justification. Many cultures came to the conclusion that the best way to explain such an event was through legends, myths, and stories. The gods and goddesses described in these tales would do things that would create an eruption, such as Pele the Hawaiian…

that it’s not clear and that something was definitely wrong. “Lupo!” I shouted. “Yes,” the young solider answered. “Go and scout the area one more time,” I ordered him. “Yes! Your Majesty,” he replied running up the beach with his spear and alii Hawaiian war club. As Lupo was running up the beach I noticed that there was a spear flying towards him with the same red and yellow lava lava wrapped around it. “Lupo spear!” I shouted, but it was too late the spear had struck him. “No!” Ka’iana shouted…

Mount Cleveland is the most active volcano in the Aleutian Arc. Mount Cleveland is primarily hazardous to aircraft; due to the fact that many flights over the North Pacific near the vicinity of the volcano. Volcanic ash released during eruptions can damage sensitive electronic equipment and sensors on aircraft. On June 19, 2012, a plane reported an ash-producing explosion on Mount Cleveland. Due to continuing volcanic activity, the volcano was placed on the Volcano Watch List in the orange or…

Just 62 km. off the eastern coast of Tonga, an underwater volcanic eruption of the volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai caused an island to form. Located in the South Pacific, this landmass has the lat/long. - 20.570/-175.380, according to LANDSAT. Climate in this region is tropical year round. Weather from November all the way to April is “a hotter more humid period” according to, The South Pacific Organizer, with an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit). On the contrary, the…

At 29,029 feet (8,848 meters), Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world in terms of altitude. However, the tallest mountain is actually Mauna Kea in Hawaii, which measures 33,480 feet (10,205 m) from its underwater base to its peak, according to Guinness World Records. (Most of Mauna Kea is underwater.) Everest is located at the border of Nepal to the south and China or Tibet on the north. It is over 60 million years old. Everest was formed by the movement of the Indian tectonic…

the Hawaiian archipelago. The island chain is comprised of a string of volcanic islands, seamounts of igneous rock of which the largest, Hawaii, reaches from its base on the ocean floor to rise above the ocean to rival the height of the tallest mountain, Mt. Everest. The smaller and extinct volcanos of the Hawaiian chain are located at successively greater distances from the currently active volcano and younger, Kilauea on the largest and most southerly island, Hawaii. Also, a new volcano,…

There are over 1500 volcanoes in the world and over 1,500 potentially active volcanoes in the world. In 2018, the Hawaiian volcano Kilauea erupt after a series of earthquakes damaged the interior of the volcano. After only four weeks of lava flow and an area of 5.5 square miles covered there has been tens of thousands of people evacuated and more than 80 homes destroyed as well as other infrastructures. Hundreds were left stranded, cut off by lava flows with no power, working water and…

mountains, scuba diving, play with the dolphins, relax on the beach etc. and sea life around the island. “Visit Maui's Haleakala Mountain, one of the largest mountains in the world. Standing more than 3,000 feet above sea level, it is an inactive volcano occupied of volcanic rock that lies about 20,000 feet underwater”(Hawaii…

1950 Volcano eruption in Mauna Loa The eruption in 1950 had caused a lot of damage to the city of Hilo. The city of Hilo is now built on the old lava that had flowed from the volcano. The volcano of Mauna Loa is located in Hawaii. There’s not many organisms like people or even animals that live near the volcano because, they now know that the volcano is active. The volcano rises about 13,680 ft above sea level. It is obviously very hot near the volcano because it has magma in it that is about…

Edwin Powell Hubble was born on November 20th, 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri. He was the third child of seven kids. His dad was John P. Hubble, and his mom was Virginia Lee James Hubble. Edwin lived in Missouri until his grade school years, when his dad moved to Chicago in 1898 for his real estate business. Hubble went to Wheaton High School in Chicago, where he excelled as a student and an athlete. Hubble graduated in the class of 1906 when he was just 16 years old, two years younger than most…