The vicious volcano has been reminding and taunting the locals for years of its power and what it has been consistently doing for years. The mighty mountain has shaken the ground and melted everything under its wrath for decades. Everyone who lives within its sight knows what it can do and fears it. It fills their nightmares and recently those nightmares became reality. It has released its wrath one more time.
Disaster struck in the small peaceful town of Pahoa, Hawaii for the first time since the destructive year of 2014. The small tourist town sits on the east side of the big and beautiful island of Hawaii. Pahoa is a popular tourist town, undoubtedly because of its unique structure and old western vibe. It is known as the “hippie” capital…show more content… The volcanoes liquid fire has engulfed up to thirty-six houses and has destroyed the main entrance and exit to the town, highway 130. The town and most places nearby have been cleared and evacuated. Sadly the damage is more than just what we can see. People have lost all of their belongings and everything that they have worked for. Though people are mourning their beloved homes thankfully there have been no one to mourn and everyone is safely sheltered in local shelters, schools, and in the houses of people willing to…show more content… It is one of the most active volcanoes in the very volcanic state of Hawaii. It is a shield volcano located on the south of the Big Island. It is placed directly on a Hawaiian hot spot. It is actually the youngest volcano on the island, but has defiantly proofed itself worthy of acknowledgment and has caused many deaths and destruction in the very few years that it has been in existence.
A shield volcano is usually formed because the volcanoes lava is thinner and more fluid like, which results in a volcano with a low height that is spread over a long length of Hawaiian land. The width of a shield volcano is usually 20 times its height. Because of its major width it’s easy to see how it could form many habitual islands all around the world. Surprisingly given the number of volcanoes on earth, almost all of the shield volcanoes on earth are located in Hawaii. Even though they are very wide, they still do get very tall. Shield volcanoes are what make up the islands of
