Kilauea Lava Flow Oct 8, 2008

[@LostControl303]

That looks so good, I could watch that fast moving lava all day

[@volcanochaser]

I was one of the party animals. If you go to the smugmug link in the video description, you can see their house in the fifth photo for October 8. It is the smaller white speck next to the forest just right of center. Best seen in the larger sizes. Their house was about 3.5 miles from this spot.

[@badgoy8439]

I was about to comment "wow, great music choice" and then i remembered it was my own music playing over the video

[@spacecat3198]

Why do I like the sound of a’a lava flows? Lava of all kinds is fun to watch. I want to go see it in person rather than just videos. Though the videos are fun watch until I can go.

[@LavaOceanAdventures]

hey chaser as usual nice stuff. I remember looking into that nice red river from the ocean side. Great stuff man

[@emilyhymers2373]

That lava goes so fast!!

[@susiemerencillo1530]

Emily Hymers

[@ImranJ14]

I like how the lava flows exactly like water would in a river :)

[@Crimson9724]

I remember watching a video where the pahoehoe flowed over the moving a'a, and the a'a accelerated, and it was so neat. I hope to visit Kilauea or Nyiragongo one day.

[@AlisonWonderland87]

I've never seen lava flow that fast. Pretty cool.

[@volcanochaser]

It was coming down a very steep slope. But you have to climb uphill quite a distance to see the more interesting flows. A lot of videos are of lava after it has reached the coastal plain and the lava has spread out and slowed down.

[@cliffordwilson8070]

who

[@markyyyyyyyy321]

3 things that fascinate me the most ever is The Universe, Mercury, and Lava

[@volcanochaser]

@MrJcm94 What you don't get a feel from lava videos is the tremendous amount of radiant heat given off by large flows. At about 20 feet from this flow, it is almost impossible to stand your ground for two seconds while taking a picture. Smaller flows are easier to approach, but they would just be oozing along instead of fast flowing. It is this radiant heat that keeps visitors at a safe distance.

[@ninigaime7365]

Its so beautiful, WoW!!

[@mizuenabeloved]

I was being BORN while this happened

[@silvermoonwolf19]

I thought I would find this beautiful, but I don't. It's terrifying. It upends the natural belief in my head that solid ground is safe.

[@volcanochaser]

Most of the buildings and forest in this area have already been burned and buried over the last 25 years, so it is now mostly new lava flowing over old lava.

[@volcanochaser]

At present, only the scientists from the Hawaii Volcano Observatory have seen actual lava deep within the vent through very heavy fume by flying directly over the vent. The closest the public can get is from the Jaggar Museum one mile away and the view is from the side. Many people have posted views from there. Good luck with your studies.

[@volcanochaser]

Every a'a flow is being fed from behind by a pahoehoe flow. In this video, the pahoehoe stream at the beginning is feeding the a'a flow seen in the end. Sometimes the a'a flow stagnates and it is easier for the pahoehoe stream to override the a'a and create another faster moving a'a flow on top. There may be many variations as the streams separate and then join together farther downstream. Very interesting to watch the changes but hard to video tape from ground level.

[@Brivixxycej8]

@volcanochaser That makes a lot of sense! Thank you very much. I learned something new today. :)

[@volcanochaser]

@Brivixxycej8 Yes, trees along the edges of the flow and even small islands of vegetation in the middle can survive right next to flowing lava if the trunk isn’t burnt and the root system isn’t cooked. For example if the lava next to a tree doesn’t touch the tree and the flow stops in a few hours, there will not be enough time for the heat to reach the root system. But if the lava keeps flowing for days, then enough heat will penetrate the soil in the surrounding area and kill all the roots.

[@knalltuetenfrosch]

great video chaser.. really like it :)

[@volcanochaser]

@guitarroxxer02 Correct. The mineral composition is the same as the more fluidic pahoehoe lava, but a'a has a more complex solidifying process.

[@volcanochaser]

@Brivixxycej8 More trees survive next to a’a flows like at the end of the video because the greater surface area of the clinkers is able to dissipate more of the heat to the atmosphere and the flow near the edges cools off relatively fast. The smoother pahoehoe flow lingers close to the ground and is able to flow into cracks and heat the ground in the surrounding area. This particular flow was mostly flowing over other recent flows which had already wiped out the vegetation.

[@oMeatball]

Imagine being a Polynesian sailor, who just recently arrived to the strange new island, and then staring in awe at a strange, unknown sight like 2:41.

[@volcanochaser]

I used to be a volunteer at HVO upgrading and repairing the seismic network years ago. Other than that I just hike in the area.

[@volcanochaser]

@altruistichedonist Scientists give names to the vents on Kiliauea where the lava is flowing out. This one was named Thanksgiving Eve Breakout vent because of the date it erupted.

[@Brivixxycej8]

@volcanochaser Don't trees have the ability to survive within a few feet of flows this size?

[@gertgertgert18]

Cool vidoe.

[@guitarroxxer02]

@volcanochaser And the level of silicates have something to do with the viscosity right?

[@buckbeak1965]

It sounds like braking glass, fantastic work my friend, when is a good time to go? and what is the avg cost?

[@TehDoomVideos]

Imagine someone just falling into it.

[@jyotibhardwaj7946]

koi kaise rhta hoga is jagha pr or video bnai kaise

[@Sangheili1000]

That poor tree at 1:57+ :( it's gonna die!! :P Nice vid

[@volcanochaser]

@EDUARDOHOCOHUOC Lava del tipo pahoehoe como al comienzo no hace much ruido. Lava del tipo a'a como al fin si hace ruido. Otros videos en youtube de pahoehoe que hacen much ruido no es por la lava pero por el ruido del viento en la camara.

[@outlawcountryman]

the a'a flow at 1:27 sounds like a german panzer

[@niceaquinomusicascompropos5531]

Ele sim tem todo o controle de tudo nas MÃOS.

[@bk6331]

It moves so fast

[@artman40]

I wouldn't walk barefoot on the second flow even if it cools down.

[@58jennypenny]

How long did this one last?

[@volcanochaser]

Flows from and near the Puu Oo vent on the slope of Kilauea Volcano erupted lava flows from 1983 to early 2018. Flows like the one shown in this video and my other videos would generally last for a few days or for many months and then the lava would emerge from a weaker spot higher up and start flowing to the ocean again. But all the flows, including this one, were attributed to the Puu Oo flows which lasted about 35 years. The flows from Puu Oo stopped when other vents much lower down on Kilauea in the Leilani Estates Subdivision opened up in May 2018 and drained the Kilauea reservoir in a massive flow which destroyed more than 600 homes. The Leilani flow stopped in August 2018. Kilauea is a very active volcano and new flows can resume in any part of the volcano from the summit at the 4000 feet elevation or vents along its rift zones which extend to sea level.

[@58jennypenny]

@@volcanochaser 35 years! Oh ny goodness me, that is a long time, I wonder how much land has been added to the landmass. Thank you for this.

[@volcanochaser]

Although the flows are impressive, they only added a couple of square miles along the coast of the Big Island which is about 4000 square miles. But these small additions add up over thousands of years. The main reasons that not much new land is added is that a lot of the lava adds height to the island as it solidifies over the existing surface. The other reason is that much of the lava which reaches the ocean slides down the underwater slopes of the island and makes the base of the island bigger. The ocean around Hawaii is more than three miles deep, so the bulk of the islands is below the surface. So in reality all the flows add to the size of the island, but not necessarily along the coast.

[@58jennypenny]

@@volcanochaser wow, it's so impressive, 3 miles deep..., to think all of this was once inside the earth, like it's 'inside out' now, amazing to watch.

[@tyrozone5]

volcanochaser were you there at the time?

[@maharley27]

Fascinating! Like an advancing, slow, crawling monster that actually exists! :O

[@danielkronos]

Wow, thats just, plain evil, imagine this being used as a military bomb, that would be absolutely insane.

[@JesusOurKing]

the earth is really becoming a sun

[@guitarroxxer02]

The sharp, jagged, slow moving lava is called aa, correct?

[@Casual_Raven]

Yes u are

[@thegamersense]

texure pack ?

[@davidtracey9094]

I need marshmallows

[@MissM97]

awesome! probably wouldnt have stood next to the plants though. Easily could have created a methane explosion

[@trex1998]

NICE!!

[@annieharford8550]

lava flows like honey and jam thats puzz;ling indeed

[@blakeblk]

Imagine swimming in that. I myself would also throw random shit in that. i jest stare at it. look at it go go lava go :)

[@Xc31]

river of molten rocks!

[@jellyace2053]

that is my birthday

[@tyrozone5]

Happy Birthday

[@TheThunderking144]

Lava is hot in this video is cool good work

[@zoe264]

FIRE!!!XD

[@dsnicker9719]

Are we talking 13 years ago????? Get rid of it.

[@panchodaman]

@MrJcm94 YEAH!!!!

[@jyotibhardwaj7946]

nice but dangerous

[@MzChelxoxo]

It looks like DORITO liquid

[@panchodaman]

Vegetation burning causes re-creation:)

[@TheE3R]

lets do some BBQ!!!!

[@TheThroney]

lol

[@julieturner30]

baked beans!

[@quintin5965]

No kidding