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Hawaii Homes in Lava’s Path Were Built Decades Ago Despite Geologic Threat


The Kilauea volcano eruptions on Hawaii's Big Island are now causing blue flames, a natural phenomenon. There are also concerns as lava approaches a major power plant. Photo: USGS/APWhen Rob Holcombe and his husband bought a studio on Hawaii’s Big Island in 2015, they knew it was in an active volcano zone. But the Berkeley, Calif., couple had fallen in love with the place and gambled that molten lava would stay away from the forested getaway overlooking the Pacific that Mr. Holcombe describes as a “Garden of Eden.”“We...


Source: Wall Street Journal May 28, 2018 11:03 UTC



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