Will hawaii sink into ocean. No california is not going to fall into the ocean. On new years eve a 22 acre 9 hectare chunk of hawaiis famous kamokuna lava delta collapsed into the ocean triggering huge waves and showers of volcanic rock and almost taking five tourists with it. From its palm fringed beaches to the summit of mauna kea 13796 feet high nothing will remain of that volcanic island but a.
Ebay billionaire pierre omidyar owns one of the expensive beachfront. California is firmly planted on the top of the earths crust in a location where it spans two tectonic plates. And as the city sinks so does the drainage system forcing waste water to reverse its course and head back into the city.
By zoe schlanger daniel wolfe. Its not so much sea floor spreading as tectonics the. Hawaii honoluluoahu mokuoloeoahu kahuluimaui kawaihoehawaii hilohawaii are all in high risk zones in the state.
Hawaii is slowly dissolving sinking into the sea by ian chantdec 24th 2012 1055 am we may have ducked the end of the world last week but a new study by researchers from brigham young. Slowly slowly the big island of hawaii is sinking toward its doom. Hawaii will eventually sink into the ocean but only when the hot spot which is currently beneath the island moves on.