Of the 161 volcanoes found in the United States, 18 of them are considered a “very high” threat in any eruption scenario.
That’s a stat from the “2018 update to the U.S. Geological Survey national volcanic threat assessment.” As the mouthful of a tit…
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Hawaii hits one month of vigorous lava flows — and shows no signs of relenting
Precisely one month ago, a 500-foot long crack in the ground opened up in Hawaii’s Leilani Estates neighborhood, spewing lava into the air. At the time, volcanologists weren’t sure what might happen next, and whether lava flows would continue through…
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It’s common for plumes of steam to drift from the summit of the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, as hundreds of curious visitors peer onto a blackened, lava-covered land.
But rangers have now closed down most the park, as top …