The islands are disappearing all over the world. But a new one is formed from Kilauea Volcano of Hawaii.

One of the most active volcanoes in the world, Kilauea has erupted almost continuously for 35 years and with great intensity in recent months . In June, the melted rock smothered a neighborhood called Vacationland. And Monday, a lava bomb the size of a basketball hit the roof of a pbadenger boat, injuring more than 20 people.

The cascade of eruptions and earthquakes marks increased volcanic activity in recent months. Two vents – rooms that allow the lava to escape – have gone extinct, causing the dripping of a lava lake at the top of the volcano, said Michael Garcia, a volcanologist at Manoa Campus of The University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Phase of eruptions began in 1983. "So now we have at the top a series of daily explosions." Every day, "Boom", "Boom." It's a gradual collapse of the summit. "

The lava powering these chimneys has expired, Garcia said, and is now fueling a vent in the subdivision of Leilani Estates near the southeastern tip of Hawaii. New cracks in the earth emit streams of molten rock, forcing evacuations as fire engulfs homes in the rural district where the property is relatively cheap but life is dangerous. About 700 homes have been destroyed since May, according to the Hawaii Tribune-Herald.

But property damage is not the only consequence of eruptions. Volcanic activity can lead to the structural transformation of oceanic islands like Hawaii and Tahiti, says Garcia.

Across the world, other causes of islet formation include erosion and glacial retreat. Shelly Island, a crescent-shaped sandbar, began forming in the spring of 2017 in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, but disappeared in early 2018. Uunartoq Qeqertaq, Greenland for "The Very Hot Island", s & Was detached from Greenland in 2005. The result of the withdrawal of the ice shelves

The question of whether the tiny new mbad of the Hawaii coat survives is an open question, according to scientists. Crucial factors are the length of new eruptions and the type of surface that is taking shape – hard lava, which will probably last long enough to invite colonization of plants and animals, or ashes more susceptible to erosion.

we can expect the unexpected, "said Garcia." If the most recent eruption came to a halt in the near future, the island will not be able to see it again. erode. But if the eruption continues and the bay fills, it is likely that the shoreline could move to this island and you could have an extensive coastline. "

If the island were to survive, it would be an opportunity to study how the new area life – a blank slate that would be a chance for earth scientists to ask new questions about the land we occupy, or not. "How does life happen in new places and is it developing?" said Mr. Garcia, considering the research opportunities that could be expected. "It's a wonderful mystery and we are always challenged to fully appreciate it."

He tempered his expectations: "It may very well be that he does not survive enough long to support life and see it change. We had a lot in Japan – a volcano erupts, forming a new island, and before long it's gone. "

The new islands are becoming rarer in an era of rising sea levels," said Alastair Bonnett, professor of social geography at the University of Newcastle in Britain and the author of "Off the Map: Lost Spaces, Invisible Cities, Forgotten Islands, Wild Places, and What They Tell Us About the World."

They Disappear, Do not Come to Life. Islands is so pronounced that it forms the basis of a special tourist field.The Jetsetter website announces "8 islands to visit now before they disappear." Mother Jones asks if Tuvalu, a Polynesian island nation composed of coral atolls reminiscent of Gauguin's paintings of the South Seas, "becomes a modern Atlantis?"

There is no lack of new islands to replace those that disappear, but a number of newcomers are artificial, like the island of Deira off Dubai or a fleet of artificial islands hosting Chinese military equipment in South China. Sea.

Far from being artificial, the new island of Hawaii has surprised everyone. It does not even have a name. And Hawaii authorities said this week that there were indications that the island was already becoming a peninsula, attaching itself to the main island, according to Hawaii News Now.

Crack 8 is the provisional name of the vent that discharges the lava forming the new land mbad. A member of the Hawaii County Council this month presented a resolution asking the State Council on Geographical Names to "consult with community members who have traditional, cultural and family ties with the community." Puna district. "

Bonnett said the new volcanic islands are remarkable not only because" they are spectacular, but also because they are not common at all. "About three quarters of the molten magma come from the sea, but it takes a lot to make it an island. "

" The new islands bring a kind of hope and a fresh start, "Bonnett said. "The new islands disrupt our sense of ordered geography, which is why they fascinate us, even the small ones. We can hardly believe that the earth can be created right before our eyes – it feels like a kind of magic. We remain committed to the notion – despite all the counter-evidence – that our planet is a motionless mbad.