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These flows generally occur during periods of intense rainfall or rapid snow melt. They usually start on steep hillsides as shallow landslides that liquefy and accelerate to speeds that are typically about 10 miles per hour, but can exceed 35 miles per hour. The consistency of debris flows ranges from watery mud to thick, rocky mud that can carry large items such as boulders, trees, and cars.
By contrast, typical Pu`u `O`o `a`a (try saying that fast three times) flow advance rates were less than 1/3 mi/hr or 0.15 m/s. The fast `a`a flow on the night of February 1, 1996, advanced from near Pu`u `O`o over Pulama pali at a ripping 2/3 mi/hr, or 0.3 m/s. Pahoehoe flows are even slower than this.Now, lava can flow quite a bit faster than 6 mi/hr, but only in tubes or channels where it is confined and thermally insulated.Like most fluids, lava flows faster if it stays hot. For example, chocolate syrup that's just been in the refrigerator may not flow at all until it is warmed over the stove.ithin the current tube system, lava speeds have been measured up to 23 mi/hr, or 10 m/s. To put these speeds into perspective, let's compare them to typical human running speeds. Athletes can run the 100 yard dash in about 10 seconds, an average speed of 23 mi/hr or 10 m/s.