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Daniel dances in the set.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, a gray TVO Kids T-shirt and a red hoodie.

He says HELLO,
AND WELCOME TO
TVOK NEWS.
I'M YOUR NEWS ANCHOR,
DANIEL,
AND THIS IS
WHAT'S HAPPENING.

On a screen behind him appears a picture of an active volcano with a caption that reads "Kilauea Volcano erupts."

Daniel says THE KILAUEA VOLCANO
HAS BEEN ERUPTING
ON BIG ISLAND, HAWAII,
SINCE MAY 3RD.
AND THE LAVA HAD DESTROYED
OVER 30 STRUCTURES
AND FORCED THE EVACUATION
OF OVER 2,000 RESIDENTS.
AS YOU MAY KNOW,
LAVA IS LIQUID HOT ROCK,
APPROXIMATELY
2,000 DEGREES HOT.
SO HOT THAT NOTHING
HUMANS CREATE CAN STOP IT.
SCIENTISTS CAN'T EVEN SAY
WHEN IT WILL STOP.
BIG ISLAND IS NOW BRACING
FOR ANOTHER NEW ERUPTION
THAT COULD RAIN DOWN BOULDERS
THE SIZE OF CARS.
HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?
LAVA HAS ALREADY
BEEN ERUPTING,
AND NOW IT IS ALSO
SINKING BACK INTO THE CRATER.
NOW, AS THAT HAPPENS,
THERE'S A BIG CHANCE
THAT IT COULD MIX WITH
THE GROUNDWATER.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MIX
SOMETHING HOT
WITH SOMETHING COOL?
WELL, YOU GET A REACTION,
YOU GET STEAM.
BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING ON
BIG ISLAND IS NO ORDINARY STEAM.
THIS IS EXPLOSIVE STEAM,
ERUPTING ALL KINDS OF DEBRIS
FROM THE CRATER.
LIKE,
DEBRIS AS SMALL AS PEBBLES,
OR ROCKS AS BIG
AS REFRIGERATORS.
NOW, VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
ARE VERY DESTRUCTIVE,
BUT ALSO A NATURAL GEOLOGICAL
PROCESS ALLOWING OUR EARTH
TO RELEASE A BUILD UP
OF HEAT AND PRESSURE.
WE HOPE THE LAVA WILL
STOP FLOWING SOON,
AND LET'S KEEP THE VOLUNTEERS,
FIRST RESPONDERS,
AND PEOPLE OF BIG ISLAND
IN OUR HEARTS AND THOUGHTS
DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.
NOW, DON'T GO ANYWHERE,
WE'VE GOT MORE
TVOK NEWS
COMING UP AFTER THIS.

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