new eruptions cause more damage. nbc news's miguel almaguer is on the big island miguel >> reporter: even a safe distance away from this fissure, you can really feel its power. it's well over 100 degrees here on the ground, although the air temperature across this island is much cooler this fissure has been breaking out for several days, says geologists, and shows no signs of slowing down. this is actually not far from a geothermal plant in the area it's already crossed on to the property, but so far has not caused any serious damage. it's a concern though, still more than 40 structures have been destroyed here. 2,000 people remain evacuated. officials say they're also worried about air quality, especially in the coming days, as more sulfur dioxide burns off and that hot mag ma hits the cooler ocean water it's a concern all over this island, while in residential communities, this is what they're worried about today. back to you. >> spectacular footage there all right, that's it for me...