"Lava from the Kilauea eruption has boiled away Hawaii's largest freshwater lake in just a matter of hours.
In a statement released on June 2, the U.S. Geological Survey explained that lava from the eruption's fissure 8 entered Green Lake and boiled its water away, sending a white plume high into the sky.
USGS tweeted that lava entered Green Lake at 10 AM local time. By 3PM, Hawaii County Fire Department confirmed that the lake had filled and that its water had evaporated." foxnews.com/science/2018/06/12/hawaii-volcano-kilauea-lava-boiled-away-big-islands-largest-freshwater-lake.html
(Score: 1) by Sulla on Wednesday June 13 2018, @08:55PM (3 children)
Were there any species of plant/animal that were unique to this body of water?
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 13 2018, @11:02PM
Yes, the Green Lake pickerel. RIP
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday June 14 2018, @01:06AM (1 child)
That was my thought: was there something there that RAIN couldn't replace.
Hoping someone there was collecting animals both male and female in some kind of big wooden ship in order to replace the loss.
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(Score: 4, Funny) by Sulla on Thursday June 14 2018, @01:49AM
Unsure if big wooden ship is best option given the circumstances.
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam