Awakened volcano Kilauea is 93 days does not allow the Hawaiians to breathe easy. During this time, the lava destroyed about 700 homesand thousands of people were forced to evacuate from the disaster zone. And here in Hawaii waiting for a new test. On Friday, August 3, the national weather service (National Weather Service) announced that next week on the island will come the hurricane «Hector».
Originating in the Pacific ocean, 2 760 km East of the Big island by Friday evening, a small storm «Hector» has become a «powerful hurricane» 3rd category — with the strength of the wind within 195 km/h, according to the national hurricane center (National Hurricane Center). Now Hector is 2 245 km East of Hilo and continues to move West.
It is expected that by 11 PM August 8 (local time), the hurricane is coming to the Big island, but its force will be felt on the other Islands of the state. According to the expert on hurricanes Howard Bernstein, the disaster will not be direct, «but big waves and rain in this wind definitely pose a threat.»
Scientists disagree about how they affect each other hurricanes and volcanoes, in particular whether the low atmospheric pressure, to provoke a new eruption of lava. Governor of Hawaii David IgE on Twitter asked state residents to be alert for the weekend to a visitor from the Pacific ocean, no one by surprise.
#HurricaneHector is expected to move into the Central Pacific late Sunday. Public urge to take the weekend to prepare their homes and families for impacts that could be felt statewide. Tips: https://t.co/eAlk6BLvv1 || #HiGov #HINews
📸@NOAA pic.twitter.com/n6JF1tZHoW
— Governor David Ige (@GovHawaii) August 3, 2018
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Also, the authorities issued a press release in which it reminded the Hawaiians the order of actions during a RAID of the disaster, after this season, «Hector» for the state — the first hurricane.
See also: What you should not do during a hurricane.
