Eruption Update for March 6, 2012: Hawai'i, Tungurahua, Marapi, Vanuatu, Alaska and More!

A whole bunch of tidbits of a volcanic nature for Tuesday, March 6. Hawai'i: The Royal Gardens subdivision, built in what became an active lava field, saw its last resident forced to leave and his home destroyed by the advancing lava flows on Kilauea. Longtime resident Larry Thompson saw his house inundated by lava over the weekend - he had resisted leaving Royal Gardens for almost 30 years and two homes. The ABC News has some video of Thompson talking about the lava (with some smoldering lava on the road surface behind him). Activity at Kilauea has declined over the last few weeks with little action at the Halema'uma'u and Pu'u O'o craters Ecuador: The weekend saw some new explosive eruptions at Tungurahua with multiple explosions have been registered at the volcano over the last few days. Seismicity has also increased at the Ecuadoran volcano. This activity has been covering ...