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Fire in the Sea: Learning from the 2018 Kilauea Eruption

Published: Aug. 16, 2019, 2:34 a.m.

Traditions of the Pacific Presents
Fire in the Sea: Learning from the 2018 K\u012blauea Eruption
with Dr. Scott Rowland, volcanologist at the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa

Recorded on Thursday, August 15, 2019 in the Atherton H\u0101lau

The spring-summer 2018 K\u012blauea eruption was unprecedented in post-contact times, in terms of the nature and scale of the activity and the destruction of homes and infrastructure. Was this eruption associated with the fiery forces of Pele or could it signify an older deity, \u02bbAil\u0101\u02bbau, the Forest Eater? This scientific talk by Dr. Scott Rowland, a specialist in Volcanology in Hawai\u02bbi, will highlight some of the unusual aspects of the 2018 eruption, its effects, and what is yet to be learned and even un-learned from of this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Traditions of the Pacific is coordinated by the Bishop Museum Association Council, the supporting council for Bishop Museum members, to celebrate the extraordinary history, culture, and environment of Hawai\u02bbi and the Pacific.


Links:

Strange Tides After the 6.9 Earthquake in Hawaii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqGC6jDfB0

USGS Kilauea Videos

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_videos.html

Overview of K\u012blauea Volcano\u2019s 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit collapse

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/file_mngr/file-224/OVERVIEW_Kil2018_LERZ-Summit_June%202019.pdf