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Big Island Coast Collapses and Lava Pours Out
In November of 2005 a huge section of the coast
of the Big Island of Hawaii collapsed into the sea
causing a large gush of lava into the ocean.
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On November 29, 2005, 40 acres of coastline
collapsed into the sea, resulting in a six
foot thick flow of lava pouring into the sea.
The collapse left a 60 foot cliff in place
of the coastline and it ripped open a lava
tube. The lava flowed out of the tube at
a arate of about 4 truckloads of lava per second,
but the flow disappeared soon after the collapse
when the molten lava hardened and began forming
new land. This collapse was the largest since
the Kilauea Valcano started errupting in 983.
The collapse began about 12 noon on tuesday,
Novermber 29 and it continued for several
hours, accompanied by explosions, sprays
of molten rock, and boulders being thrown in the air.
Officials at the Hawaiid Volcanos National Park
had been keeping visitors away from the area since
June of 2005, when it became clear that a collapse
was imminent.
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