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  1. Oct 19, 2023 · A volcano is an opening in a planet or moon’s crust through which molten rock, hot gases, and other materials erupt. Volcanoes often form a hill or mountain as layers of rock and ash build up from repeated eruptions. Volcanoes are classified as active, dormant, or extinct. Active volcanoes have a recent history of eruptions; they are likely ...

  2. Jul 7, 2018 · There are 48 volcanoes with continuing eruptions as of the Stop Dates provided, and as reported through 19 April 2024. Although detailed statistics are not kept on daily activity, generally there are around 20 volcanoes actively erupting at any particular time. The Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report (WVAR) for the week ending on 7 May 2024 has updates on 22 volcanoes.

  3. Tarsilo Girona, Acting Coordinating Scientist, UAF tarsilo.girona@alaska.edu (907) 378-5460. The Alaska Volcano Observatory is a cooperative program of the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys.

  4. A volcano is an opening in the Earth's surface through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape. Ancient people believed that volcanoes were under the control of the gods. In fact, the word volcano comes from Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.

  5. Alaska Volcano Observatory photo. USGS scientists monitor over 160 active and potentially active volcanoes in the United States. Some of these are erupting now and others could erupt at some point in the future. Most of these volcanoes are located in Alaska, a state where eruptions occur almost every year.

  6. May 6, 2024 · A volcano is an opening on the surface of a planet or moon that allows material warmer than its surroundings to escape from its interior. When this material escapes, it causes an eruption. An eruption can be explosive, sending material high into the sky. Or it can be calmer, with gentle flows of material. This photograph shows an eruption of ...

  7. Santa Maria A volcano in Guatemala. Produced one of the largest eruptions of the 1900s. Calderas. Calderas are large volcanic craters formed by some of Earth\'s largest eruptions. Volcanic Explosivity. Volcanic Explosivity Rating volcanic eruptions based upon the volume of tephra ejected. Great Rift Valley.

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