POHOIKI, Hawaiʻi – This week, scientists examine how the Big Island’s youngest black sand beach was built following the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea of the Lower East Rift Zone.
(BIVN) – From this week’s USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Volcano Watch article, written by University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo staff Meghann Decker and Lis Gallant, along with students Susan Richfield and Lichen Forster:
Although it may feel like it happened in an instant, the formation of the Island of Hawai‘i’s youngest black sand beach did not happen overnight. This week we explore how the beach at Pohoiki, near the easternmost point on the island, came to be and how it has grown over time…