admin@worldsworstwriter.org 04-23-2026
Watching the volcano this morning from my sofa in Hilo. The last couple of episodes rained ash, Pele's hair (glass strands), and tephra (some the size of softballs) into Volcanoes National Park, and the surrounding areas closing the park, and highway 11. This prompted the evacuation and rescue of people trapped in the park.
Normally the wind blows south away from the large crowds (myself included) safely viewing the volcano up close from the caldera rim. However, I was always wary that if the wind were to shift it would blow the ash fall onto the crowds. This would be a disaster with people running away screaming to their cars which were blocked by the fallout covering the roads. That is exactly what happened during the last couple of episodes.