It’s very important for tourists to understand the risks of visiting volcanic sites and properly prepare themselves for excursions to see volcanic eruptions.
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa’s volcano is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years.
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The eruption of Mauna Loa is a profound spiritual experience for many Native Hawaiians. An anthropologist explains Native American beliefs on the living Earth and volcanic lava.
Magma fountains through a fissure on Mauna Loa, becoming lava, on Nov. 30, 2022.
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A scientist who led one of the first projects to map the Hawaiian Islands’ deep volcanic plumbing explains what’s going on under the surface as Mauna Loa erupts.