Aerial view of the lava flow near Pahoa on the east rift of Kilauea. Image taken November 5, 2014.
I'm in Vermont to give a talk at Bennington College, one of two talks I'm giving in the next week. The other one is a virtual talk for Central Arkansas - and you can drop in and watch it on Tuesday at 5 pm eastern. Before all that, time for some volcano news: Hawaii The lava flow continues to stagnate on the outskirts of Pahoa leaving people watching and waiting. However, if and when the lava flow continues to move, there will be issues with access to the town if the lava flow crosses the road. President Obama also declared the area a disaster, allowing for federal help in recovering from the lava flow - but likely this won't include diverting the lava flow if it continues it forward progress. OregonForbes ...
