HILO, Hawaii - Scientists measuring the thickness of Kilauea volcano’s newest lava flows have said molten rock added as much as 180 feet (55 metres) of lava to parts of the Big Island last year. The U.S. Geological Survey released the data last week along with a preliminary map of the flows, the Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported . It destroyed more than 700 homes before law flows started petering out in August. The lava buried nearly 14 square miles (36 square kilometres) of existing land. It added about 875 acres (354 hectares) of new land to the island where molten rock flowed offshore.

Source: thestar February 24, 2019 16:52 UTC