Kayleigh Flannery Melissa Scott Mt. Kilauea Kayleigh Flannery Melissa Scott

The Plates and Their Location The plate involved is the Pacific Plate This plate is located beneath the Pacific Ocean

Explaining the Pacific Plate The Pacific Plate moves in a northwesterly motion. As it moves up, it moves to the left It is considered a convergent boundary which is a boundary that occurs between two plates moving toward each other

The History of Mt. Kilauea Map shows lava flows erupted from 1983 to the present

Potential Impacts lava flows tephra (airborne lava fragments) volcanic gases-air pollution explosive eruptions ground cracks and settling

What’s Being Done Tilt Meter Global Positioning System (GPS) an instrument that measures angular displacements of the earths surface Global Positioning System (GPS) Satellites that measure latitude, longitude, and altitude Tilt Meter GPS

What’s Being Done Cont. There are many building codes that have to be followed to promote safety There are codes for the following Foundation Floor and Wall Framing Roof and Ceiling Framing Other General Requirements

Interesting Facts Kilauea is Hawaii's youngest volcano and one of the world's most active. It is 23 years old, and has had 55 eruptions. It has had the most voluminous outpouring of lava on the volcano's east rift zone in the past five centuries. It has destroyed 189 structures since 1983, but none since 2002

Resources http://www.extremescience.com/PlateTectonicsmap.htm#Pacificplate http://www.volcanolive.com/tiltmeter.html http://www.hawaii-county.com/permits/info_const.html http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/update/#tilt http://geology.er.usgs.gov/eastern/plates.html