Living in the path of an active volcano has its drawbacks, namely outrageous insurance prices. Lava Zone 1 is pretty much all but uninsurable.
The Daily Herald has an article up looking at this situation, and how its forcing some people to sell their homes.
Wendy Ford is losing her policy this month because her insurer, Liberty [...]
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Homeowners Insurance Expensive on Big Island
August 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Economy, Environment, Fire, Volcanoes
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New Satellite Photos of Plumes Given Off By Kilauea
May 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Environment, Science
Plumes continued to rise from Kilauea Volcano on Hawaii’s big island in late May 2009 — the Advanced Land Imager (ALI) on NASA’s Earth Observing-1 satellite captured this true-color image on May 24, 2009.
Small clouds float overhead, casting their shadows on the land surface below. The relatively light cloud cover allows a clear view of [...]
The Damage Caused by Kilaueas’ Volcanic Smog
March 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Environment
Hindu.com has an interesting story on the effects of Kilaueas’ Vog on local plant life:
The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has been spouting fumes since 1983 but what has made it particularly bad this past year is the fact it’s been releasing two to four times more sulphur dioxide than before. And this is creating havoc [...]
Big Island Volcano Victims Worry About Rebuilding
March 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Real Estate
More than 60 native Hawaiian families who were chased from their homes by lava nearly two decades ago are still waiting to build homes on the Big Island property that was reserved for them.
The families from coastal Kalapana are facing a state-imposed deadline of Dec. 31, 2012, to build homes on 1-acre lots at Kikala-Keokea, [...]
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January a Bad Month for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
February 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Tourism
With the economy on a downward spiral, people are cutting back on traveling and vacations. Hawaii and its National Parks are definitely not immune to this unfortunate trend. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was hit particularly hard.
Pacific Businesses News Reports:
Fewer people are visiting Hawaii’s national parks, as fewer visitors come to the Islands.
Hawaii’s national parks [...]
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