Mauna Loa

other four are Kohala, Hualalai, Mauna Loa, and Mauna Kea.Kohola is the oldest volcano on Hawaii Island at more than one million years old and Kilauea is the youngest at between 300,000 and 600,000 years old.Kilauea's summit caldera is large at 2 miles by 2 miles in size.…

The Mauna Loa record, also known as the Keeling Curve, is part of the last fifty years on Bowen superimposed graph. What the Mauna Loa record shows is that human intervention caused a spike in carbon dioxide levels. Carbon dioxide levels are nearly double that it has ever been in half a million year. Normal peak carbon…

a similarity between the two islands are that they both have volcanic mountains. Some of the mountains on the island of Oahu are Tantalus, Diamond Head, and Ko’olau Range. Some examples of the volcanic mountains on the Big Island are Mauna Loa, Kilauea, and Mauna Kea. Also, another similarity is that both Big Island and Oahu have natural beaches. On Big Island some examples of natural beaches are Kehena Black Sand Beach, Kekaha Kai State Park, and Makalawena Beach. In conclusion, Big…

Waiohinu Valley. When you are driving on Highway 11 in Hawaii, you can see newer lava and older lava. “The Kau Scenic Byway offers by far the longest stretches of unspoiled natural scenery to be found anywhere in the inhabited Hawaiian Islands.” (Mauna Loa 11) As you can see, volcanoes are not simply destructive natural disasters waiting to happen, but can also have long lasting positive effects for a community. A volcanic eruption increases nutrients in the soil which helps plants to grow.…

temperature. The temperature of the atmosphere depends on which pole the location of the site is. Because Mauna Loa observatory is a hot island, the higher carbon dioxide increases. When carbon dioxide reaches the plants and soil, photosynthesis occurs to intake carbon dioxide from the plants and releases oxygen into the air. Keeling, Charles D., et al. "Atmospheric carbon dioxide variations at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii." Tellus 28.6 (1976):…

Hawaii Volcano National Park is one part of the National Park system. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has 5 volcanoes but 2 are the most active volcanoes there name is Kilauea and Mauna Loa. According to the World Heritage Center, “Volcanic eruptions have created a constantly changing landscape.” The Hawaii volcanoes national park is found in 1987. You can see animals, volcanoes, go hiking, and see the crater. 2.5 million visitors per year travel to see the volcanoes. It is located in the…

70% of these eruptions are connected to the swarms of the lava before or after the events happened. One o the most dangerous zones in the Island Hawaii are the communities or small towns just under the active volcanoes; which are the Kilauea and Mauna Loa because these volcanoes are the most active today around the world. However, the “Kilauea is the most active, most accessible, most safe, and best studied volcano on Earth (Sheth, 2003).” In my opinion, even though the volcano is kept well…

than the previous one, because when carbon dioxide if released into the atmosphere climate change happens which results in higher temperatures. In 2013 carbon dioxide reached 400 ppm and dropped to around the 390's ppm as the summer progressed in Mauna Loa in Hawai’i. Today the carbon dioxide concentration is at 406 ppm. If we don’t…

volcano. For these reasons, I have chosen the mountain of Mauna Kea as my evacuation site. Mauna Kea is considered the tallest mountain in the world at a height of 32,000 feet (9,753 m) from its base on the ocean floor to its summit, It is tall enough to protect me from the tsunamis and the area is free of houses that could fall on top of me during an earthquake. It is also a good distance away from Mauna Loa and Kilauea. I will get to Mauna Kea bicycling or walking since the main roads will…

untouched volcanic terrain and rainforest. In Honuapo Bay there is green sediment that travels to Waiohinu Valley and they carries on towards the ocean. This extends to a view of the Kilauea volcano. The eastern slopes has long green views towards the Mauna Loa Summit and it has the mysterious Nicole Hills. The road rises from sea level to 4,000 feet above sea level from there you can still see the volcano national park. “The Kau Scenic Byway offers by far the longest stretches of unspoiled…