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A PLUME OF volcanic ash lingered over the Kilauea volcano today, prompting more warnings for pilots to avoid the mountain a day after it spewed ash 12,000 feet into the air, scientists said.
The plume is separate from the lava eruptions happening about 25 miles (40 kilometres) away from summit, where about 20 lava fissures have destroyed more than two dozen homes and forced the evacuation of about 2,000 residents.
The volcano discharged the ash yesterday because of rocks falling into the summit, US Geological Survey geophysicist Mike Poland said.
“There is very little wind at the summit,” he said.
The plume, it’s not near as ashy as it was yesterday, and it’s rising more or less vertically over the summit region.
Because of the ash, USGS scientists operated from a backup command center at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Poland did not have an immediate height on the plume today since scientists were not staffing the observatory at the summit. They will have to rely on remote observations, he said.
“Things seem to be progressing largely as they have been, except for a shift in wind and less ash,” Poland said.
Scientists remained on alert for more violent activity. Geologists have warned that the summit could have a separate explosive steam eruption that would hurl huge rocks and ash miles into the sky. But it’s not certain when or if that might happen.
For those on the ground near the lava vents, health warnings were issued because of dangerous volcanic gases.
An air-quality alert was in effect for an area near the Lanipuna Gardens subdivision. That area was evacuated shortly after the eruption began 3 May.
Most fissures are in that subdivision or the adjoining Leilani Estates neighborhood.
Several fissures remained active today, producing lava spatter. Lava from one fissure that had been clearing a path toward the ocean, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) away, had not advanced in the last 24 hours.
With the length of the show I wouldn’t have thought someone getting up to use the loo isn’t an odd occurrence
Made a balls of that, an edit button wouldn’t go astray
It’s obviously hilarious entertainment by the looks of it. “I wouldn’t go in there for awhile..”
Watching turbs is enough to give anybody a dose of the trots.
Ryan Turdridy
Send in a canary..
I thought it was a bit cruel to shame her on live TV.
Looking for cheap laughs, not nice
Stay classy Tubs..
When people’s bodily functions make light entertainment the journal you know the shows ratings are going down the pan.
I had a lovely breakfast roll with a nice cup of coffee earlier.
can you prove it?
The pathetic cheer and applause from the audience… Because somebody went to the Bathroom?? Toe curlingly amateur TV at its worst.
Probably off to vomit..The Tubular Wonder has that effect on his audiences.
Is that the highlight of his show? I’m glad I don’t watch if the bog hits the headlines.
Very negative
How did she break free from the chains?
better than the alternative
Thought the whole show had gone down the toilet years ago
About the only eventful thing that happened on it last night!!
Gripping Stuff, Well done RTE i was glued to my seat all night…………..
It’s a stand up comedian trick. Billy Connolly and many others used it regularly. He’d shout, “GET BACK TO YOUR FCUKING SEAT!”, at them from time to time.
Went to a Christy Moore gig where a woman needed to go to the loo, he stopped playing and verbally abused her for being rude and disrespectful. We were expected to sit still like school kids, I left early.
That christy for you. You can’t even sing along it distracts him. He one grumpy man. I don’t think I’ve ever saw him smile.
He’s what’s know as a “dry drunk” then.
Never found Christy Moore to be like that, I know he asked for the bar to be closed but so do others so he’s not unusual there. I remember him ‘diddly idle didle doohing’ in the middle of a song once and having to ask the audience ‘does anyone know the feckin’ words of this song, I’ve forgotten them?’ And another time when he was belting out his songs a couple of women in the front row decided it was a good time for a chat. He stopped, covered the microphone, had a few words that you couldn’t hear but could guess and gestured towards the door. When he returned to the microphone he simply said sorry about that, a couple of Wham fans there, and continued.
You want grumpy try Van Morrison, no audience interaction, he comes on, sings his songs and leaves. Take it or leave it.
What eould you expect ftom Christy Moore anyway?
“You want grumpy try Van Morrison, no audience interaction, he comes on, sings his songs and leaves. Take it or leave it.”
I actually like that when I go to see people. These guys are not born entertainers. But they are born musicians. When a musician doesn’t talk to the audience it forces the audience to engage with the music. Bob Dylan rarely utters a word at gigs either. Wouldn’t bother me.
Jesus, imagine if it was Van Morrison, the woman would probably be barred for life.
Big fffff……….ing deal.
What a talent
If Tubridy was professional and mature, he would have ignored the lady’s visit to the toilet. As he is unprofessional and immature, he chose to make a spectacle of her because that would be more interesting than any of the interviews he had lined up last night.
Personally I think she was taking the piss.
Highlight from last night’s late late
Turtles head ?
I doubt if that’s a first and won’t be a last in live television broadcasting.
Gone off to do a s**t in the Tub!
Woman probably got a dose of the runs from watching Turnbridy, have the same reaction myself.
I did enjoy him calling one of his bearded hairy guests dawning a blue suit a black and tan
He was just about to call for a break , she must of been in a bad way .. lol
And there is 1 for everyone in the audience lol.
Skinny little barsteward
The best interview Tubs ever done the highlight of the show amazing how he always has a good question
He neglected to say: Tá cead agat dul amach.
Not the first floater seen in rte
U can’t polish a turd
When anyone uses the word ” hilarious” on social media, it normally means it isn’t
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Wat a piss up
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