Hawaii Volcano May Force Evacuations

At a rate of 10 yards per hour, the sudden change in flow from south to northeast in June has Hawaiian authorities asking people in a remote village to evacuate.  There is the smell of burning asphalt that fills the air as the advancing lava flow destroys roads as shown in the pictures below. Please see weather.com for more details and images.  The basalt pillows discussed in class are evident in the pictures below.