What is a Volcano?
A volcano is a mountain that opens downward to a reservoir of molten rock below the surface of the earth. When pressure from gases within the molten rock becomes too great, an eruption occurs. Eruptions can be quiet or explosive. There may be lava flows, flattened landscapes, poisonous gases, and flying rock and ash. Volcanic..
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Activity at the Soufriere Hills Volcano causes bouts of tremors
A “noticeable” increase in seismic [earthquake] activity at the Soufriere Hills Volcano on Montserrat has resulted in the closure of the Zone C area near the volcano, which had been reopened for daytime entry in December 2011. Dr. Paul Cole, director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO), told a radio station Friday that it was..
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