Hawaiian volcano’s lava oozes toward key Big Island road

Lava crossed the Mauna Loa Observatory access road on Monday night and cut off its power, he added. It is the world’s premier station that measures heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

This aerial image courtesy of Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources shows lava flows on Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources via AP)

Rivers of glowing lava oozing from the world’s largest volcano could swallow the main highway linking the east and west coasts of Hawaii’s Big Island as early as this weekend, and there is nothing humans can do to stop it, experts have said.

Mauna Loa awoke on Sunday from a 38-year slumber, spewing volcanic ash and debris into the sky.