VOLCANO IN HAWAII BECOMES ACTIVE AFTER 36 YEARS

Lot’s of people in the tri-states complain about the weather. It’s too cold. It’s too hot. It’s not the heat it’s the humidity. It’s not the cold it’s the windchill. I don’t like snow. I always point out that no one is forcing you to live here and you’re welcome to move anywhere in the country, or even the world. But let’s look at what we don’t have: typhoons, hurricanes, frequent tornadoes, earthquakes, annual forest fires, perpetual drought, sand storms, and no volcanoes. I’ve often said that if I were to move away it would be to Hawaii. I’ve never been, but if I’m going to give up my love of snow and white Christmases I might as well do it real big. But even paradise has its problems with tropical storms and slow moving lava flows that destroy everything in their path spewing forth from volcanoes. While lava isn’t as prevalent and troublesome as 1970s TV shows and movies indicated you don’t want to stand around seeing just how hot it is. After 36 years the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii is becoming active again and, while it’s not threatening anyone at this point it does make folks nervous in the area. Some of the images are fascinating as it stays contained in the caldera with lines of fire and lava flows carving paths. Active volcanoes are impressive, but in most cases they aren’t as bad as we think. A few years ago the Kilauea volcano erupted and it was portrayed as a devastating moment and made it sound like Hawaii was uninhabitable when in fact it was in the far corner of the islands and everything was pretty normal there. So when the air makes your face burn a bit this winter, just remember that it’s not lava. That would be worse.