Scientist Describes Eruption Changes (Jun. 6, 2018)

[@thenotitfactor4871]

For all the haters saying this guy moves about when he talks, how about you work 12-14 hours a day in a lab for a month straight then go give a speech to a large group of people into a microphone that's too low and see how you go. Judgemental much?

[@dwaynemarshall9502]

The Not It Factor HOW YOU THINK PEOPLE ARE HATING? JUST AN OBSERVATION , AND HE IS MOVING AROUND ALOT... I THOUGHT AT FIRST HE WAS PLAYING TWISTER...

[@thenotitfactor4871]

Your all caps response answers that question.

[@ducfandan1117]

Amen. And to add to the pressure the poor guy is feeling, that large group of people include folks undergoing major hardship due to the subject matter he’s presenting on. Not an easy presentation, that’s for sure. He did quite well managing all that nervous energy, giving a clear presentation. 👍

[@Tregan04]

The Not It Factor Haters?

[@jasonhuntley9927]

That was one of the best updates I've seen. The pictures were great and really did help to clarify whats happening there. I liked that you had a sign language interpreter there with you. Perhaps in the future you could have the interpreter in a little box in the corner of the screen so when you cut away from the lecture to show video the information could still be available for deaf viewers. Again, that information was presented very well, great update!

[@shesbackutube]

I am no scientist but earthquakes at the summit have increased in number and magnitude I would call that a change.

[@susie154]

Thank you for this well done update. Prayers from Oregon

[@AtlasReburdened]

Yeah, it's too bad there isn't anything you could actually do, like donate to a charity or something.

[@susie154]

I'm very poor, barely making ends meet

[@AtlasReburdened]

Fair enough.

[@ducfandan1117]

So much better and more informative than any mainstream media coverage. No hype, no panic, just the facts as we know them right now. Thanks for posting this.

[@signs-everywhere8170]

Evan what most would consider myself being lame was able to understand this ! thank you for a excellent informative detail of the situation. Amazing whats coming down, watching history.

[@christinebroderick70]

I love this guy! He's easy to understand & humble at the same time.

[@openyoureyesandseethefutur3382]

he rOcks,,,,,is that a pun,,,,,wait he molten rocks

[@flyingturtle4559]

Nice presentation. This gentleman appears to be a much better communicator than Jim Kauahikaua which is important because at times Jim seemed to be mumbling in his reports which gave the conspirator theory guys fuel that the USGS was hiding some information. This was very clear and transparent. Thank you.

[@bikeluversusie2522]

Thanks for the update! Am praying for you all in the way of this amazing natural accurance from my safe home in MN. I can't imagine!

[@jannwebb]

Excellent! I’ve been waiting days for a good update!

[@mustardseed308]

Superb update report.

[@LOSTONITALL]

We bought our home in a LAVA 7 zone and we know it is rough enough being where WE are. We can see the geyser from our house 22 miles away. Our hearts go out to the families and individuals who lost their homes. We have donated money to a few people and we are hoping they get what they need.

[@belindaladlie1619]

Very interesting information. I appreciate hearing/watching “real” information from those who know. God bless all that are impacted by the volcano.

[@punapeter]

"real" gov. recap? lot of help that is.

[@punapeter]

these gov. reports are older than actually people who are living in the area with feet and cameras on the ground 24/7. These people don't do jack shit but regurgitate information others have gathered.

[@MsMattimeo]

Very interesting presentation

[@christee2908]

This is the best USGS scientist I've seen up till now. It is difficult to predict how or what a volcano will do, in fact it's impossible. Even for the best vulcanologist it's impossible to give answers on what will happening next.

[@joewilder]

Approximate calculation: at 6-9 million cubic meters per day, it would take roughly 600 days to drain a cubic mile of lava from Kiluea.

[@clarebutterfield6927]

We are NOT on the metric system!

[@shaveandahaircut]

Scientists are, and they have been for a very long time.

[@Gun4Freedom]

That is only from vent 8, there are over 20 in total.

[@faithrada]

Joe Wilder It only takes *Surface* lava to ruin your day. : (

[@shaveandahaircut]

Yes, I didn't think that needed saying. Now you are freaking out Clare.

[@Random_Number]

Excellent, thank you. As a resident of the Big Island, I am desperately craving REAL (non-sensationalized) information, so I greatly appreciate this.

[@Astrofish226]

That was excellent. I would have been happy to see him speak even more on the subject. Thank you Big Island News and USGS.

[@4460cows]

Wow! Finally some major updates that was not a re run or re shot of old news. Good updates.

[@rosemarymarsh4322]

Thank you for sharing this video with us and explaining things to us.

[@whatistrue0293]

Lava is growing the Big Inland. For the good or bad. This is how volcanos work.. in ten years it will be a beautiful forest...

[@eyesopen5469]

Well yes, but more like 100's of years.

[@mikkolaine4883]

Or then covered by the new flows one after another for 1000 years. That's possible :D

[@harrykuheim6107]

Not 10 yrs...more like 80-100 yrs.

[@nightwaves3203]

6:40 up rift besides already forming cracks has already sunken some. The hwy isn't the only cracks there. By his mentioned precursors only widening and lava flow is next if widening is actually needed for the force of lava that would come. I'll just stick to figuring the 4th of July would be a fitting next big one.

[@keithpurduecroft]

HAWAII is a volcanic area! Luckily it can vent, unlike in Guatemala.

[@Biggtimeman]

Keith Purdue maybe they shouldn't be fracking a volcano. Somebody needs to pay somehow

[@TyphoonVstrom]

No one fracked anything. How do you explainj the last four lava flows from the rift zone? You know, the ones before the tiny geothermal plant was built? And Fuego in Guatemala did vent, it just does it in a different way.

[@charliemoody7168]

Being over an actual hotspot, Hawaii is made of basalt: that’s what Hawaiian lava hardens into, and its more or less typical of such places. Guatemala and the rest of the eastern arc of the pacific rim, does not produce basalt; the magma is made from crustal material and hardens in to a much different kind of rock, called andesite. Where basaltic magma swells and pours out, andesitic magma tends to explode out, in simple terms, because andesite breaks before it melts. ...and nobody got called a cunt. Go, me.

[@davidg426]

It would have been nice to see the USGS slides without the glare. Guess I'll have to look at their site directly. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

[@kennethnoseworthy8125]

Just yesterday I was wondering what had become of the Overlook. I have photos of myself and my daughter in June 2006, leaning against the fence looking into the caldera. I remember her asking , “but where’s the lava ?” Strange to think the whole area is no longer there. Either it’s sitting at the bottom of the vent, or more likely blown to ash .

[@luv2travel2000]

Has this been considered: From Fissue 8, break the lava levy that is closest to the F3 & F4 or the area that once was Pohoiki Road so the lava flows down and joins up with the lava rivers going south. The east direction has been so destructive and still has many more homes at risk. But to the south it looks like there is a large forest reserve area as well as the current lava flows.

[@fred1382]

Dear Hawaii; its a volcano and could continue this for years to come

[@brian_kirk]

Dear Fred, the Hawaiians are well aware.

[@mikkolaine4883]

And this same eruption has been going on for 35 years. It just changed eruption site.

[@fred1382]

Then stop acting so surprised.

[@bishbosh7728]

We are not surprised... Only the stupidity of maintainers surprises me .

[@dontask6863]

Ehhhhhh wrong Mikko. USGS announced a week ago this qualifies as a separate eruption now.

[@sharonbeckmon9837]

Nice information and presentation. Next time, have them put the microphone up high enough that you do not have to be bent over while delivering the presentation, please.

[@JasonHuebel]

Please included the ASL interpreter in future videos. Thanks.

[@pamelatify]

It's good to hear the unfiltered truth. I knew I would like this presentation when he turned to Talmadge M. and said--"Sorry, I am going to show more than you asked for...."

[@TheKingdomWeigh]

Thank-you for the information, however I"d like to have seen all the message in ASL if possible (rather than just CC).

[@davesmith5656]

If they're worried about the levies failing, call an artillery strike where you want it to fail - e.g. study it and come up with a best solution to get the lava to flow to least populated areas.

[@stephenhoward6829]

A good, informative explanation, hopefully it will explain things to the less-informed. The short-form of what he said, to use a military acronym, is "BOHICA!" which translates out as Bend Over Here It comes Again.

[@TheKräken713]

The hot spot that creates the chain of islands is moving as the pacific plates move thus creating more land. You can follow the chain all the way up to the Bering sea and it seems to be moving south by south east.

[@eyesopen5469]

KRAKEN91O Actually it's moving from the south east towards the north west.

[@Guillan80]

That's so friggen beautiful. Sucks for the people who past from the gasses and lost their homes, but what a cool story to tell your great grandchildren.

[@alysfreeman11]

Very clear explanation, best heard yet.

[@cassiosilva1340]

Great explanations!

[@TheYoyozo]

I would be curious to learn which part of the lava river levy might be likely to give way.

[@manos3790]

Is this fracture the same tectonic plate, which connects Guatemala? Just wondered......🤔

[@colindinsdale1130]

hey Stephen, are you the guy who used that BOHICA term on the Jim Rome show then got run by the manual buzzer?

[@jamespurks1694]

This was very interesting, and I would add that you remind me of a physics professor I once had (in a good way.)

[@openyoureyesandseethefutur3382]

very good, i could listen to this cat for hours, seems like he loves volcanoes

[@skylilly1]

Thanks for the update!

[@bluesideup007]

Best explanation so far!

[@ohiostorm9171]

This was the best explanation given. Nice job. And thanks to whomever shared it.

[@CrustyAbsconder]

The Earth has been trying to hollowize its inner self for billions of years. There is a giant void near the center with exotic creatures and waterfalls

[@RIXRADvidz]

Steve Brantley, the USGS Dancing Geologist!!

[@CedarHollowJRT]

The cracks in the summit surrounding the crater are very disturbing to the USGS people and they are watching what could develop into a major volcanic event. They are sitting on a time bomb...

[@gloriaperlaserrano1386]

A great providence to all of us nowdays.🌼🌺🌻

[@Blutgang]

I've been concerned how it seems all of these rift zone eruptions almost seem to follow the Hilina Slump line.

[@diggerdame4709]

Yeah....nobody is bringing that up. Weird. Lived in HI for 11 years and it's kind of "If we don't talk about it maybe it won't happen". I guess if they start talking about it it may create a panic or the main stream media will freak everyone out.

[@mikkolaine4883]

This is happening above the old magma channel. They have stated that the ground hasn't moved the way that any slump could occur.

[@eyesopen5469]

You're thinking of the Hilina fault (the great crack). The Hilina slump is already in the ocean. It's following the Puna Ridge and the rift zone running east.

[@dontask6863]

And where did they state that Mikko? Because I just heard this scientist state the southern slope of Kīlauea moved meters. Guess what the southern slope is of Kīlauea...the Hilina Slump.

[@eyesopen5469]

Don't ask the Hilina slump is already in the ocean. There is only the Hilina fault on the southern slope. Type Lo'ihi seamount into Google, check the images for Hilina slump. If the slope slides off into the ocean, it will be named something else. Hilina slump is now a Buzz word used by KZbinrs for fear mongering and attention.

[@lcagee]

They should call in that red guy to cap it like he did with those oil wells in Kuwait.

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

So really, that summit falling in and widening is what he said is BAD. In comparison to ground cracks, that is where lava started coming out...interesting. Also, with all these cracks parallel to the shore, it sure looks like the south east of the island wants to detach and float away. First drown everything in lava and then break off the entire chunk. Wouldn't that suck!?

[@childofgod7203]

No mention of a tsunami? So I guess this means we can trust who are monitoring and reporting on this.

[@barbaranolan5674]

Kind of like a toilet bowl flushing, but rather than go through the nice smooth pipes to the main, the magma is making it's own path of least resistance. Explosions. Cracks. Lava. Deeper crater?

[@ram64man]

A question for Geologists - Given that 8 and 22 have produced significant flows and still are flowing is It possible that given in the past the islands have slowly moved northward could this be an early sign that these two will form their own micro Craters effectively pushing the shelf further out to sea?

[@MikeB3542]

ram64man Maybe...more likely this is typical behavior. Kileauea has been erupting for years, but the lava has been conveyed from the summit to vents along the ocean through lava tubes. My guess is that the fissuring is due to collapses of these lava tubes.

[@joyleenpoortier7496]

Wow that was very interesting and informative. Just concerned that with all the steam or gases coming out that pressure is building up and a large eruption will occur. I guess the experts are quite aware of that. Please keep the information coming.

[@frechstudios3129]

Such a good explanation.

[@gs-nt6nf]

If the lava levy breaks, you would have a lava leak. If lava stops at fissure, then a lava lock. If lava lays low....

[@Ronin4614]

Right from the horses mouth, and you can’t do better than that. So we have the USGS overall view. I feel bad for those who have suffered losses from the growing disaster. I think the County CD Director has done a tremendous job of trying to stay ahead of things. He and others have been grinding with no breaks. The Mayor has equally involved and I understand that he has lost part or all of his home. The media has done a good job in keeping residents and anyone else well informed. I pray this will abate soon with most of the damage behind us. Prayers out. 😢 🙏🏻 ✝️

[@mshilko]

He's got some boogie in his soul!

[@MrBlazerman72]

So if fissure 8 gets plugged up; the main Kilauea summet caldera could explode? Where is the remaining 98% of the magma?

[@ericraymond1014]

We may never see it, the amount of lava left in the volcano doesn’t effect whether it will come out or not. It’s just an analysis of how much has come out already.

[@therealkingrapcollection7426]

Sorry i can answer that better than anyone.... the remaining 98% of lava is on top of a bunch of homes

[@007johndog007]

Got 'em!!!!

[@cameltrophy3]

I think if 8 got plugged that one of the others down there would pick up, but yes. If all the fissures down there were plugged, the lava could come back towards Kilauea. Think of Lava like the water running down a windscreen: at the top of the screen there could be a strong stream of water but at the lower part the ends might trickle back and forth. Now think of that but with hot lava. It will run the path of least resistance, but it will wipe out anything in it's way. Also that 98% number that got thrown out was not really accurate. The magma chamber is fed from the core of the earth and that is not going to subside any time soon. Hawaii has been erupting for thousands of years, and it is not going to stop. But it is cool to watch. It is just damn awful that these are people's homes.

[@punapeter]

over 20 holes are leaking, it will just pour out another one, sure are a lot of stupid answers

[@derekriddler8501]

so this might be a good time to mention.....remember civil beat ??.....i wonder what happened to the money from that gofundme campaign in JonhandD behest ?? how much was collected....has any 1 in the affected area received any of that money ??

[@NickRanger]

So there is a water table level. Is there a magma table level? is this all caused by Teutonic plates squeezing together?

[@mikkolaine4883]

You might mean tectonic plates? There is no magma table. There is only magma chamber underneath any volcano. A channel feeds them. Plates crashing doesn't creat volcanoes. The Alps doesn't have volcanoes tho they stand in the break line. Subductions zones are where oceanic plate goes under the continental plate. This action creates friction on the rock between. The secret incredient, water, steams so much it melts the rock that becomes magma. Magma pushes it's way to the surface when the pressure gathers. These volcanoes are explosive strato volcanoes like Krakatoa, Mt St Helens, Mt Rainier, Pinatubo and Tambora. Hawaii stands in the middle of Pasific Plate on a hot spot. There is a weak point in the plate where magma plume rises up from the mantle. Yellowstone is also this kind of but bigger. Iceland stands also on the hot spot and in the Middle Atlantic Ridge. There is very easy access for magma to come up. Canarian Islands stand also on a hotspot. Hotspot volcano behavior is determined by the magma type. Hawaii has very running and gas rich basalt. It releases the gas easily. This kind of magma erupts calmly as fountains and fast moving lava flows. Ryolitic magma from subduction zones is stickier and captivates gases. That makes them explosive.

[@NickRanger]

Mikko Laine thanks for the explanation

[@siennakluza9064]

I think this guy is the best informant of what the heck is going on!!!! He definitely seems to have better insight than the other Usgs people!!! At least I hope I'm correct on that!!!!

[@mikkolaine4883]

He is very accurate. Every one else there knows the same thing aswell. It's not any rocket science. He is a very good performer tho.

[@childofgod7203]

Sienna Kluza well I have to question why no mention the possibility of a tsunami???

[@gateauxq4604]

He’s delivering an overview of what has happened for the last month and a half. It’s a prepared presentation to inform people in the area of what the USGS as a whole has learned from their observations over time. He does not have more or less knowledge or insight, he is just offering information. That’s rude to imply that other USGS people are less knowledgeable when in reality volcanologists in general are learning a lot about volcano behavior from Kīlauea. Science doesn’t have ‘all the answers’ because science is all about discovering and learning new things.

[@goldenwind973]

Thank you for this presentation.

[@rebeccaparedes8225]

Mother 🌎 she making the changes she needs and more to come ..be safe and prayers from Tx ..Good thoughts ....bbb

[@MB-ln9nv]

They should consider making the homes movable when in a volcanic area

[@punapeter]

I have one, a 'tinyhouse' evac. plan. don't know why these people didn't.

[@SantiagoRodriguez-ec9eh]

Experts all over the world

[@sarahbrown5073]

I had this thought a month ago. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@harrykuheim6107]

Trailers are not Allowed by Order of the County of Hawaii....You are also REQUIRED by the Building Codes to Frame and Sheath your house with 100% Pressure Treated Lumber and Plywood....That's how Smart they are in Hawaii...Too much SPAM Loco I guess....

[@Linkwii64]

Shhh, thats my idea atm.

[@IagoXimen]

Very thorough review, thanks.

[@tedcook2385]

Will this end soon like 1955 or 1960, or will it go on for ten times as long and cover ten times more area?

[@punapeter]

it's been flowing for 35 years so far

[@eyesopen5469]

The island chain is millions of years old. The oldest are northwest, and we are just witnessing the current location of the hot spot. Loihi seamount is the next in line. As the Pacific plate moves northwest.

[@mikkolaine4883]

It can end tomorrow or after 100 years. Nobody knows. Not even scientists.

[@mikkolaine4883]

This depends how high is the magma chamber. On higher it feeds the eruption longer before draining. It has been feeding Pu'u O'o for 35 years with high level lava lake on the summit. Magma erupting till this day is old magma. The beginning we saw slow lava that was stored there after 1955 eruption. Now it is erupting the magma originally from Pu'u O'o channel. Soon there will be the summit magma. That's why the flow has became faster since it is fresher and hotter.

[@eyesopen5469]

Mikko Laine I'm a planetary geologist and Spatial Analyst (G.I.S) major, I predicted this after the Japan quake swarm, the Peru quake X2. Which indicates the Pacific plate is on the move again. Movement of the plate means a change in the point of eruption. The magma chamber is fed by a larger magma plume under the Pacific plate, as the plate moves it forms new eruptions. I believe that this new eruption has tapped the source(the plume.) That's my theory.

[@obzelite]

bout time there was some decent info. keep this guy in front of a camera.

[@thestimpy2661]

Wonder if it will take the whole island over the next year or two. Make the big island a Big National Park.

[@dontask6863]

Better hope all this activity doesn’t wake Mauna Loa. She’s been groaning for the past 2 weeks. The temporary thermal cam ontop shows she’s gained heat at her summit since last month.

[@TheJubaeaChilensis]

Amazing!!! Thank you for giving out such detailed information!!

[@Marimilitarybrat]

Raise the height of the microphone?

[@hebneh]

Now that Fissure 8 has settled down as the main eruption location, it's going to need to get an actual name, like Pu`u O`o. That will be particularly true if this event just keeps going, as it looks as though it might, and doesn't end within a few months the way the 1955 and 1960 eruptions did.

[@ariesmight4141]

When your islands on a rift. And you feel it shake and shift. Lavarea oh oh Lavares.

[@why5319]

Will be nice if they adjust that microphone

[@ThexBorg]

Funny that USGS has not mentioned once in the past month that earthquakes have increased in strength for the past month... do they not see it?

[@TyphoonVstrom]

Did you watch the video? There was a very simple to understand slide shown that tells you earthquakes have NOT increased in strength.

[@paulskopic5844]

Excellent analysis.

[@christystrauch8971]

why was fracking allowed on the big island?

[@mikkolaine4883]

That doesn't create this kind of eruptions. It has nothing to do with it. Kilauea has done the same thing many times in the history.

[@goodluck8484]

Think you for info US GS fast your focus help people there

[@isaaclang6031]

Is he treading water the whole time?

[@kansasthunderman1]

Does that guy have ants in his pants? It looks like he's getting bites from below the waist line.

[@terrenceking5855]

one cubic meter sounds a lot smaller than 35.3 cubic feet. It is the same!

[@keithpurduecroft]

How many "came out"?

[@jefft4303]

Anak Kilauea, now rising at Fissure 8.

[@socaliguy81]

Why is nobody talking about the potential tsunami?

[@veedub9066]

What if the whole Island collapses into the Sea??????

[@TyphoonVstrom]

How would that happen?

[@punapeter]

Like all gov. agencies they can try to tell you what happened after it already happened. But they have no idea what will happen next. What a nice recap for kids to watch in the future. Doesn't NOTHING for anyone now.

[@brian_kirk]

Checkout the last plot again. Also, when you're shown the maps of where the lava has been, you'll see blue lines everywhere. Those are lines of steepest descent and where the lava is most likely to flow... that's predictive and informs people (be aware if you buy a house there).

[@mikkolaine4883]

Actually nobody can predict these events. They can seek the clues what is happening and the changes in the system tell something else might happen. They had clear signs in the beginning and they warned people. Thought that nobody has been killed. From now on they can't say anything but if nothing changes this thing can be going on like this very long time. It has been seen in the history of Kilauea. This new eruption episode should not be any surprise.

[@openyoureyesandseethefutur3382]

this cat rocks, wait, this scientist molten rocks!

[@mariaemilianegron]

Thank you for your choice getting acquainted with this Vital Information for Humanity to get ready God bless you

[@janicelmckee]

Of course, the nations provoking this geothermal calamity are not on the grid. United States and Israel, ante up and help these people! The next time you decide to play around with geothermal drilling and fracking, practice in your own backyard before inflicting a disaster on the homelands of someone else.

[@markpicard5975]

Wow, this guy can make one of the most exciting geological events in modern day history as boring as watching pain dry.

[@Chef-Really5365]

This man might have same medical condition as Michael Fox . He is very clear as to all possibilities Knowledge is power for people in path

[@tonytor5346]

Why can't he stop moving? If you need to the restroom, do so before speaking in public!

[@IngaKai]

Please get rid of JB’s ads...

[@bkh5746]

The islands growing.

[@lauralawrence8459]

On the tv show.. the price is right.. I saw a couple win a trip to Hawaaii.. Good Lord..!!

[@larrylittleton8702]

KEEP THE ASL INTERPRETER in the screen!!! They are there for a REASON!

[@sharon94503]

I appreciate the explanation in laymen's terms, except I do not know the metric system!