Kilauea is an extinct volcano on the island of Hawaii. It is on this volcanic face that the boiling lake Halema Umau is located. When a volcano goes extinct, craters like meteorites form on its face. Lake Halema Umavu was formed by such a fault at the entrance of Kiloa cave. The researchers concluded that this lake may be boiling due to the heat under the volcano. This phenomenon is seen in many other places. But the surprising thing is something else. This lake is becoming wider than before. That means that this lake is growing. In order for this lake to grow even as it boils and empties, it must have a sufficient source of water. But researchers have not yet found this source.
Kiloya is an entrance to a new cave. This lake was noticed in a land survey carried out using Lidar technology. The researchers concluded that the pale green lake was not formed long ago. But the researchers maintain that the lake could not have grown so large with only water as its source. Therefore, they say that there must be another source at the mouth of the volcano. This lake was recently discovered by researchers. But the change in the lake soon attracted the attention of the researchers. Between August 7 and 23, the area of this lake increased by more than 15 meters. That is, on August 7, the width of the lake was 15 meters. But on August 23, this area increased to 32 meters In the beginning, it was seen as two separate small ponds, but now they have become one. With this, on August 30, the lake reached a width of about 35 feet and a length of 80 feet.
The researchers believe that the surface temperature of this lake water is around 70 degrees Celsius. In this lake you can see all the movement and smoke that can be seen when the water is boiling. This volcano was active last summer. After the explosion that day, the weather in the area changed and heavy rains, storms etc. were created. The researchers believe that the changes that happened after this may have caused the water to reach the lake at the mouth of the volcano.
However, the researchers hope that the supply of water from this source will decrease soon. They believe that if that happens, the water in the lake will continue without much change. In any case, the researchers found that there is no condition for Halema Umau to form a large lake.
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2024-08-28 15:28:29
